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What Can I Do About my Armpit Fat? (photo)

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zhen_zhenMay 2, 2012

I've struggled to get rid of it through diet and exercise without any luck. I figured it was badly distributed fat all these years, but now I'm hearing it could actually be migrated breast tissue from wearing the wrong bra size. Well, either way it's an eyesore. Whether it's fat or tissue, what can I do about it? Maybe lipo? Or excision? Thanks in advance for your help.

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Dr. Jeffrey M. Darrow, MD
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Dr. Jeffrey M. Darrow, MD
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Dr. James Lee, MD
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Dr. Jed H. Horowitz, MD, FACS
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Dr. Joshua D. Zuckerman, MD, FACS
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