Hi. I am a 60 year old female with OA, PMR and GCA. I've also had stents placed in the coronary arteries and angioplasty. I am a size 38DDD, could probably go to and F.
I've had a yeast infection under both breast, a constant odor, severe neck and back pain and grooves in both shoulders. Will Medicare cover this procedure?
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Woman
who suffer from macromastia (large breast ) and ptosis (sagging of the breast )
have two concurrent problems. The first problem is the excess breast tissue, which
makes the breast larger and heavier. The
second problem is excess skin, which is a result of the effects of gravity over
time...
80% of breast reduction questions on RealSelf are about insurance coverage. Here are some helpful points.
1) Insurance companies try very hard not to pay for breast reduction, even though they should. Even small breast reductions relieve many symptoms such as back pain and shoulder pain, and...
Leo Kim, FRACS(Plast), MS(Plast), MBBS(Hons) says:
In Australia if your private health insurance covers the breast reduction item numbers your hospital and operating theater costs will be covered. The only "out of pocket" is for surgical fee and anaesthetic fee and this can be between $6-10,000.
Wish you the best in your journey,
Dr Leo Kim,...
