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Can breast tissue grow back after surgery?

Breast tissue that is removed does not regrow. In some cases, any tissue that is left behind may enlarge and lead to gynecomastia recurring. This is more common in patients with obesity, who are still in puberty, and who are on certain medications. Breast tissue typically will not enlarge enough to lead to a return of increased breast size in the majority of men.

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* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

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