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How often do Breast Reduction Patients get Fat Necrosis?

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One of the Risk's and Complication's to having a Breast Reduction is Fat Necrosis. How Rare does it occur Away from the Incision lines on Other Parts of the Breast? And How can a Healthy Patient Prevent it from happening Away from the Incision lines on Other Parts of their Breast? How often do you treat patients with fat necrosis on other parts of the breast away from their incision lines, and would this be something easy to treat if it occurs?

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