Reductio ad Absurdum: Examining the Validity of the 500-Gram Rule in Reduction Mammaplasty.

Minji KimMahmood J Al BayatiPrakash J MathewSeth R Thaller

Published in: Aesthetic surgery journal (2021)

The 500-g rule should be re-evaluated as an insurance company criterion for authorizing reduction mammaplasty. The rule may influence surgeons to choose between form and function. Many additional patients might then benefit from this important procedure.

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