i recently was evaluated by a PS for a breast reduction and was told 700 grams of breast tissue would be removed. I am little nervous because it sounds like a lot and while I want relief from my symptoms I do not want to be left needing implants. I am trying to determine if I should allow my insurance to cover it and follow their guidelines or just pay for it out of pocket and be able to dictate the size/amount I want. Please help.. I am a saggy 38ddd/f…please help..thank you
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Thank you for the pic and the question. Don't be disappointed, you have a great result with a nice contour and the most difficult part of the surgery is over. You have a healthy flap and now multiple sessions of fat grafting can tremendously help. Some adjustments on the natural side may...
I have found that particular patients just always have higher drain outputs, no matter what the surgery. There is usually a sign of this with the 1st stage of reconstruction when the tissue expanders are placed. I've had patients have their drains in as long as 5 weeks. It sounds like you are...
If you feel your breast reconstruction is too small, breast reconstruction revision surgery can be performed to increase the volume of your reconstruction. The most common way to address size is to increase the volume of the implant, or to add an implant in cases where only a tissue-based (flap...
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