I am 5'6" 240lbs size 16 pant. My insurance requires 1000 grams per breast removed for the procedure to be considered medically necessary. I wear a properly fitted 38H and have dense fibrocystic breast tissue. The measurements taken at my consultation indicate an FNG will not be necessary. I'm not worried about have breast proportionate to my over all size. I'd like more opinions on if 1000 grams is an attainable amount that will still leave me with a least a handful.
Answer: 1000 grams Without an exam it is not possible to answer your question. One thousand grams is a significant amount of tissue to have removed. I encourage you to speak with a board certified plastic surgeon about what you can expect in terms of results if that much tissue is removed and how that matches up with your goals.
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Answer: 1000 grams Without an exam it is not possible to answer your question. One thousand grams is a significant amount of tissue to have removed. I encourage you to speak with a board certified plastic surgeon about what you can expect in terms of results if that much tissue is removed and how that matches up with your goals.
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September 26, 2022
Answer: Breast tissue for insurance coverage Hello, thank you for your question. It is unfortunate that they have to place a number on whats removed, to obtain insurance coverage since females have smaller frames and have large breasts for their frame but not enough to have insurance cover it. Im not sure how big your breast size is from the cup size alone. It would be difficult for me to determine whether or not 1000 g is too much. I would suggest looking up how much 1000g is. 1000grams is comparable to a 1000cc implant? which is very large and almost unobtainable to vast majority of patients. The dense tissue in your case ma just beneficial to help reach that weight. Speak to a plastic surgeon to assess you in person and go over your options.
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September 26, 2022
Answer: Breast tissue for insurance coverage Hello, thank you for your question. It is unfortunate that they have to place a number on whats removed, to obtain insurance coverage since females have smaller frames and have large breasts for their frame but not enough to have insurance cover it. Im not sure how big your breast size is from the cup size alone. It would be difficult for me to determine whether or not 1000 g is too much. I would suggest looking up how much 1000g is. 1000grams is comparable to a 1000cc implant? which is very large and almost unobtainable to vast majority of patients. The dense tissue in your case ma just beneficial to help reach that weight. Speak to a plastic surgeon to assess you in person and go over your options.
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August 30, 2022
Answer: Breast reduction Dear LaurieAnnTX,
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August 30, 2022
Answer: Breast reduction Dear LaurieAnnTX,
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August 24, 2022
Answer: BMI too high for surgery At 5'6 and 240 lbs, your BMI is 38.5 which puts you at high risk for complications. You may want to consider liposuction of the breasts first. At size 38, each 200 grams removed corresponds to 1 cup size change. Removing 1000 grams would take you down 5 cup sizes.
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August 24, 2022
Answer: BMI too high for surgery At 5'6 and 240 lbs, your BMI is 38.5 which puts you at high risk for complications. You may want to consider liposuction of the breasts first. At size 38, each 200 grams removed corresponds to 1 cup size change. Removing 1000 grams would take you down 5 cup sizes.
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August 24, 2022
Answer: Breast reduction 1000 grams per breast is twice what most insurance plans require. I would make sure they want 1000 grams per breast or in total. I have sld done a breast reduction removing that amount from each breast
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August 24, 2022
Answer: Breast reduction 1000 grams per breast is twice what most insurance plans require. I would make sure they want 1000 grams per breast or in total. I have sld done a breast reduction removing that amount from each breast
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