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Is my BMI too high for a breast reduction?

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I'm wanting an honest opinion from a professional. I'm 18 years old. I'm 5'7 308 lbs. I have a size 40K breast. My BMI is 48.4, is this too high to have the surgery or putting me at risk if I do have it?

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Dr. Edmund Ek, MBBS, FRACS (Plast)
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Dr. Lee E. Corbett, MD
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Dr. Nick Masri, MD, FACS
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Dr. Karol A. Gutowski, MD, FACS
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Dr. Anup Patel, MD, MBA, FACS
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Dr. Steven Wallach, MD
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Dr. Richard Bloom, MBBS (Hons), FRACS
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Dr. Jack Peterson, MD
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