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Is tuberous breast deformity considered cosmetic to insurance

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mae1214Jan 10, 2017

Are tuberous breast considered cosmetic even though they grew like that naturally do insurance usually pay for tuberous breast or is that considered a reconstruction because you can't help the way your breast develop

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Cana, What you are describing is possible but you should meet with a board certified plastic surgeon to examine the breasts and make sure you don't have capsular contracture. You may also want to have your tuberous breast deformity corrected. Do you have any pictures? What implants do you have...

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Unfortunately, insurance doesn’t usually cover tuberous breast correction since it is considered a cosmetic issue.

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You appear to have superficial (surface) wound separation, but the cause is uncertain, and something that cannot be determined solely by examination (or photo). That being said, the adjacent tissues do not look infected. However, wounds do not separate with "normal: healing, so antibiotic...

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Thank you for sharing your question.  In general the best treatment is with the use of implants to supply weight to stretch the skin and tissues constricted by the underlying condition.  You may be able to see some improvement with fat grafting to the region, but a full series of photographs w...

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