There are so many questions women have regarding breast reduction surgery, and they can feel overwhelming at first. That's why I created this episode.

What is breast reduction surgery, and why would women want to have a breast reduction? 

Do you have to pay for breast reduction yourself? 

How do we get insurance to cover breast reduction surgery? 

What surgical techniques are available for breast reduction, which one is best for you.

What are the pros and cons of each technique? 

What are the possible surgical complications? 

Who is a good candidate for breast reduction surgery?

As a plastic surgeon with over 30 years of experience, breast reduction surgery is my favorite procedure because I know that I'm making a direct and dramatic impact on someone's life by doing this operation. In plastic surgery circles, breast reduction is the most positive patient operation. In my experience, patients are just uniformly so happy that they did this operation, and they feel so much better. 

I always hear from patients, especially the older ones, "Why didn't I do this 20 years ago and take the pain and the weight off my back and my shoulders, I would have been so much happier."

I hope this episode answers a lot of your questions. I think it will be very helpful to patients who are considering breast reduction because when you come into our office and we do our first consultation, it's an awful lot of information to try and remember, and there's no way you can write it all down. And although we do provide you with consultation sheets, I don't think they're quite as informative as basically hearing me go over the entire consultation as I do in this episode. 

If you have any questions at all, please call the office or look on our website, www.DrKerner.com. I hope you enjoy this episode.

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