Investigators from Boston Children's Hospital Release New Data on Mammaplasty (The Utility of the Schnur Sliding Scale In Adolescent Patients).

A recent report discusses the use of the Schnur Sliding Scale (SSS) in adolescent patients undergoing mammaplasty, a surgical procedure to reduce breast size. The SSS is commonly used by insurance companies to determine coverage for macromastia treatment, but it was not originally intended for use in adolescents. The study found that adolescents who underwent mammaplasty above or below the SSS experienced similar physical and psychosocial benefits. The researchers suggest that insurance coverage for adolescent reduction mammaplasty should be expanded, as the current coverage cutoff does not affect postoperative outcomes. [Extracted from the article]

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