Macromastia and the Effects of Breast Reduction
Day after day, night after night there are women who walk around in excruciating pain due to a condition known as macromastia. These women are literally carrying an enormous amount of weight on their shoulders which they deal with it all the time. Most are unable to go for a jog or run after their children when they take them outside to play; some cannot even sleep on their backs at night because they feel as if they are suffocating due to the excessive weight on their chest. This condition, macromastia, is the abnormal largeness of the mammary glands also known as the female breast. This condition can be treated and relieve so many who suffer from its pain, but treatment is rarely covered by health insurance and is extremely costly. Statistics show this disease is common in five percent of women. Many might ask why the procedure is not covered if it can improve ones well-being at such a significant rate. The reasons why are because insurance companies set strict guidelines regardless of different body types and if a person fails to meet these guidelines then it is considered a procedure the patient wants for cosmetic purposes. While health insurance should not cover the cost of the procedure done solely for cosmetic purposes, it should be covered for patients in dire need due to medical ailments.
Patients who suffer from macromastia deal with severe pain in the chest, lower and upper back, neck and shoulders. Patients are also unable to participate in several physical activities due to the extreme weight on the chest. There is a procedure capable of relieving these symptoms known as a breast reduction. Breast reduction also known as breast mammaplasty is the procedure of surgically removing excess fat and tissue from enlarged breast to reduce the size of the breast to a more normal size. However, this procedure is not available for all patients or most patients due to the overwhelming cost...