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Can you tell me about breast reduction or mastectomy?
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Breast Reduction: Women with very large breast can suffer from kyphosis due the weight of their breasts and sometimes it requires surgical removal of breast mass to correct the posture of the body. Mastectomy is completely removal of breast
Answered 8/7/2018
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