Is tanning safe after a breast reduction?

By her cup size and symptoms, many insurance companies would cover her breast reduction. However many insurance companies require documentation of complaints from other doctors and even may require physical therapy before they will approve it. You should call your insurance company and find out...

It looks like you have a good case to make to your insurance company.  The criteria and process that insurance companies use to determine eligibility don't always work for every individual. In our practice a routine workup includes a history, physical exam, and photographs which are...

It is likely that your would qualify for a reduction but the final determination is based on an estimated amount of reduction by your plastic surgeon, your insurance plans criteria, your symptoms and your height and weight. In general, approval from an insurance company for a breast...

Thank you for the question. The term boxy refers to the early post operative shape of the breast. Everyone has different shaped breasts, just like faces have different shapes. Usually, in a reduction the breast has become elongated over time with the weight of the breast pulling down. With...

Unfortunately, each insurance company has their own criteria. Large breasts (macromastia) or breast hypertrophy can occur in a variety of conditions (family trait, post pregnancy, excessive adolescent growth). In general when the excessive breast size causes functional problems, insurance will...

I have performed many breast reduction in teenagers as young as 14 years of age.  Most of them have extremely large breasts and symptoms similar to what you describe.   These cases have been approved by the insurance companies after I have submitted all of the needed information....