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I had a breast reduction but a good deal of fat was left under my arms. When I asked...

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I had a breast reduction but a good deal of fat was left under my arms. When I asked my surgeon about it, he stated that removal of it is another procedure. Couldn’t this fat have been removed during the breast reduction?

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Removal of the fat under the arm during reduction surgery depends on whether you are a smoker or not, the type of reduction done and the tightness of the skin closure. The surgery itself under insurance is to reduce the size of the breast. Extra work done is not required and when done it will be up to the surgeon to do or not to do. In cosmetic surgery not covered by insurance more is done for refining the final results.