Is foot swelling common post breast reduction? (photos)

After a year, thick and wide scars usually do not change dramatically. They may flatten a little bit more but usually not too much. Sometimes steroid injections can help flatten raised scars. You can get a scar revision which can change a wide scar into the thinner, prettier scar. Lasers can...

It is very difficult to determine if insurance will cover a breast reduction as different insurance companies have different criteria.  Most insurance companies do cover the surgery if you remove 500 grams of tissue or more from each breast.  You also need to prove and document that...

Thank you for your question.The areola size is routinely reduced during Breast Reduction and does not count as a separate procedure. You can discuss this with your surgeon right before the operation. All The Best !

Fortunately at 5 weeks out from surgery you are mostly healed. You can sometimes cause a minor amount of tissue trauma such as tearing of the scar tissue, and that may explain some of your soreness. As long as there is no opening or separation of your incisions or swelling of one breast a lot...

Congratulations on having undergone the breast reduction procedure. Your plastic surgeon will always be your best resource when it comes to specific postoperative care instruction/advice. Generally speaking, patients need to be very careful about the direct application of heat (or ice) over...

Your daughter is definitely a candidate for breast reduction.  However you must weigh the advantages against the potential disadvantages and complications.  At age 14, with juvenile hypertrophy, her breasts have probably not stopped growing yet.  Therefore if you perform the...