Hello I have BC/BS and am looking to have a breast reduction covered by insurance. I see that they require a certain gm amount to be removed based on body surface area. I'm wondering if there are alternate ways to measure the body surface area because I think I may have more muscle than the average person. I know muscle doesn't weight more than fat but it's more dense so it's possible I'd have less body surface area than what the Dubois and Schuner scale predict? Thx
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You can be as small as you want to be after a breast reduction! And, fortunately, there is a lifting component that is part of a breast reduction, so you don't have to choose reduction over lifting.
Typically patients who undergo a breast reduction can decrease their breasts by multiple bra cup sizes. In addition a lift is part of the breast reduction procedure so your sagging breasts will be revised so that the nipple position is raised and the excess skin is removed along with excess...
Given the degree of asymmetry you had preoperatively, you may have something called tuberous breast deformity with protrusion of some of the breast tissue into the areola. This can be difficult to correct. It is hard to make an accurate diagnosis without photos. It is also hard to say if it...