BREAST REDUCTION SURGERY

Macromastia can bring teens mental and physical anguish, study finds

Teenage girls with macromastia have a higher risk than their peers for lower health-related quality of life and self-esteem, eating disorders and physical problems such as neck and shoulder pain, according to a study published in Pediatrics. Reduction surgery may be appropriate for some adolescents, plastic surgeon and lead author Brian Labow said. Moreover, keeping physically fit may be easier for overweight girls after the surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons President Malcolm Roth said. HealthDay News