Hello! I am 21 years old about 115 lbs and healthy. I just had my breast reduction done in May and went from a 32 DD to about a 32 C/B. I am wondering what the chances are that my breasts will grow back. Does it depend on age and diet? Is there something I can do besides maintain a healthy diet and exercise to ensure my breasts will not grow back?
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Thank you for your question. You should always take the advice of your surgeon regarding post operative instructions. However, in most cases, where complications are not an issue, wounds are healed enough by three weeks to immerse them in water.
You may very well qualify, it really will depend on the guidelines of your insurance company. Most require 500 grams from each breast needs to be removed to qualify, and that usually equates to a DD cup. They usually want documented information as to what you have tried so far, such a good...
Different insurance companies have different criteria for covering breast reduction. You seem to have all the qualifications to have the surgery, but what a plastic surgeon thinks and what the insurance criteria is may be totally different. The more documentation you have that...