| Breast reduction surgery is a procedure that many | | | | "I have helped hundreds of women from San |
| San Francisco, California women consider, but may not | | | | Francisco, Oakland, and Santa Rosa, California who |
| undergo because they unsure about it being covered | | | | were suffering from overdeveloped breasts," says Dr. |
| by their insurance policy. | | | | Miguel Delgado. "Breast reduction surgery can restore |
| Breast reduction surgery, unlike some surgeries like | | | | a woman's life, allowing her to take part in all the |
| facelifts or breast augmentation, is usually considered a | | | | activities she wants, and improve painful symptoms |
| reconstructive surgery because it corrects | | | | from abnormally large breasts." |
| overdeveloped breasts that cause painful symptoms | | | | If you are considering breast reduction surgery, speak |
| for the women. As a result, breast reduction surgery is | | | | with your insurance company about whether or not |
| often partially or completely covered by insurance | | | | they cover part or all of a reconstructive surgery. You |
| policies. | | | | may need to document the size of your breasts, the |
| The difference between cosmetic and reconstructive | | | | symptoms you are suffering from, the amount of |
| surgery is the goal of the surgery. Cosmetic surgery is | | | | tissue that will be removed through breast reduction |
| performed to alter normal structures on the body in | | | | surgery, and why you and your surgeon believe the |
| order to improve the self-esteem and appearance of | | | | breast reduction surgery is a necessary, reconstructive |
| the individual. Reconstructive surgery is performed to | | | | surgeon. |
| correct developmental abnormalities, improve function, | | | | Please see below for contact information. |
| and return the body to a more normal appearance. | | | | |