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Are there medical reasons (medical necessity) to have a brachioplasty? (photos)

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Right before I was diagnosed with breast cancer, my upper arms developed "bat wings." In the last few years, they have gotten much worse. (My PCP thinks that each arm has roughly 7 - 8 pounds of fat.) I have recently lost over 150 pounds - I have lost inches ALL over, but not my arms. Arm movement is awkward, I get heat rashes, have upper arm and shoulder pain.

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