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While it is ideal to lose weight prior to surgery, this is often difficult or impossible for most patients. This is mainly true as exercising is especially difficult with enlarged breasts. I would recommend seeing a board-certified plastic surgeon for consultation to discuss options of breast reduction surgery before or after weight-loss.
Many women find exercise difficult because of the way to the breasts. Breast reduction can make exercising easier encouraging subsequent weight loss.
Normally the process for a breast reduction entails preauthorization from your insurance company. Each insurance company has their own particular criteria for determining whether or not they will pay for the procedure. Commonly they make a calculation based on your height and weight which determines how much weight needs to be removed from your breasts. It may be you'll need to lose weight in order to satisfy the criteria of your insurance company. In general it is best to be within 10 pounds of your target weight before undergoing any type of body contouring procedure.
you must loose no less than 25 lbs in order to get a wonderfull result as soon as you have gotten this weight you should begin your planification for breast reduction and lifting
It would be helpful to lose about 30 pounds to get your BMI below 30 before you consider a breast reduction. If you can not lose weight the a breast reduction is possible but there are increased risks due to your weight.
You should get to a weight that you are comofrtable at before udnergoing a breast reduction. Your breasts may shrink if you have surgery first and then lose weight.
You do not necessarily have to lose any more weight prior to breast reduction, although it would probably make healing a bit safer and easier. Losing weight after breast reduction is more of a problem in my practice. When this occurs, your breast will seem too small (assuming a weight loss of more than 20-25 pounds). Overall, I would try to be at a weight that you can live with before your breast reduction.
Thank you for your question. After breast reduction surgery, it is often possible to return to work within just a couple of days, depending on your job. In many instances, you can resume most of your normal activities, including some form of mild exercise, after several weeks. You may continue ...
Every insurance plan has their own unique criteria on whether they will cover a breast reduction. More and more, we are seeing plans where a breast reduction is not a covered benefit. If it is a covered benefit, some insurance plans set a minimum required amount of tissue to be remove in order...
If you have drainage and an odor from the drainage, then you should probably see your surgeon to be properly evaluated.