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Does a breast reduction make it harder to read a mammogram?
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No: There shouldn't be a problem.
Answered 12/11/2014
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Yes,: the surgery often creates new asymmetries/densities that may need further evaluation or closer follow up. The mammographic appearance of the breasts may be altered to the extent that comparing it to prior pre-surgical mammograms is almost useless.
Answered 1/17/2015
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