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What amount can breast reductions reduce your breast?

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Dr. Mark Pack answered

Specializes in General Surgery

It depends: Discuss this with your plastic surgeon. Breast reduction can reduce them a lot or a little depending on what you want.

Answered 7/18/2014

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