Gynecomastia surgery IS avaliable on private health care.

[jakeyboy08]

After months and months of searching the net to see if private health care can pay for Gynocomastia surgery i think i may of found something.

Well This will proberly only apply to people with glandular tissue and not loads of fat.

It seems to me Bupa offer something called Breast lump removal (lumpectomy)

Take alook for yourselves and let me know what you think.

http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/html/lumpectomy.html

Jake 

[jakeyboy08]

what do you think?

[thetodd]

thats for cancer patients, its tumour removal

[jakeyboy08]

**INFO FROM THE WEBSITE**

This factsheet is for women (or men) who are planning to have a breast lump removed, or who would like information about it.

Overgrowth of tissue in the breast can cause breast lumps. Breast lump removal (lumpectomy) may be recommended if the lump is cancerous or if it's causing severe discomfort.

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Please take a look at whats written in red.
It states that removal is avaliable if its cancerous or if its causing servere discomfort which it is 

They cant prove its not causing servere discomfort so must be done correct?

What do you think?


Jake

[kingboob]

**INFO FROM THE WEBSITE**

This factsheet is for women (or men) who are planning to have a breast lump removed, or who would like information about it.

Overgrowth of tissue in the breast can cause breast lumps. Breast lump removal (lumpectomy) may be recommended if the lump is cancerous or if it's causing severe discomfort.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Please take a look at whats written in red.
It states that removal is avaliable if its cancerous or if its causing servere discomfort which it is 

They cant prove its not causing servere discomfort so must be done correct?

What do you think?


Jake

I think that it is clearly designed for suspicious breast lumps (cancer) or cysts which are causing pain, there is no way that it is meant for gynecomastia reduction surgery....... just read the links at the bottom of the page which are all about breast cancer.

They cant prove its not causing servere discomfort so must be done correct?

No, it would be up to you to prove that it is causing problems and even then it is unlikely.   I have read about massive weight loss patients in America who have HUGE folds of stretched/damaged skin which cause them REAL physical issues and REAL medical complications - most of them still have to pay out of pocket for surgery to correct it; even if it was the private insurance company who paid for the weight loss surgery in the first place!

In my opinion there is virtually no chance of getting a private health insurance company/policy to pay out for gyne reduction surgery............. even if they would then you would have to already have a policy with them, because you cannot take out insurance and then claim for an existing health problem.

Finally, if by some strange turn of events they DID offer to do the surgery - would you really want a ''lumpectomy'' performed by a breast cancer specialist?   

Save up and get it done privately with an experienced plastic surgeon (4k).... or do battle with the NHS and get it done.

[BullsEye]

jakeyboy well it is possible. I remember reading about a guy who had surgery through bupa insurance. I cant remember whether i read it on this site or menshealth forum. That particular insurance was through workplace.