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How long does it take to recover from bilateral breast reduction surgery?

Complete recovery from bilateral breast reduction surgery will take about eight to 12 weeks. Light activity can be resumed about two weeks after surgery. You will need to take some time off work. Depending on the type of work you do, your surgeon will advise you when it is safe to return to work.

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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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