William N. Doyle Jr., from the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine in Tampa, and colleagues examined change in weight and body mass index (BMI) in adolescent women (aged younger ...

He and his colleagues published their findings in the February issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Excess weight can ...

The study included 56 patients aged 21 years or younger (average 18.6 years) who underwent reduction mammaplasty between 2015 and 2019. Changes in body weight and BMI were assessed over a median ...

"Our experience suggests that BMI and body trend upwards after reduction mammaplasty in teens and young women," comments lead author William N. Doyle Jr, a medical student at University of South ...

Excess weight can raise risks for complications after breast-reduction surgeries (mammaplasty), especially among teens, according to background information from the researchers. For that reason ...