To ask about NHS funding for breast surgery?

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I posted on here a while ago about wanting a boob job and had a very positive response. Please don't judge me for the title of this thread as I'm sure it will stir up a lot of attention but I would like to hear people's experiences and opinions on this.

Basically I have a teenage boy's chest with tiny bulbs where my breasts should be. My left breast has zero breast tissue and my right breast is roughly 3 cups bigger (but still there is barely any breast tissue and they are tubular.

I'm not just some dumb girl who wants to look like Katie Price, my breasts are actually deformed NOT small. My mum died of breast cancer so this is a serious subject for me.

Thank you.

Maggie It already is lower priority. After all, you don't need to apply for funding for a hip placement.

Cataract surgery is the most frequently performed elective surgical procedure in the NHS. Mostly done at a stage where it starts affecting people's quality of life, but not to a debilitating degree.

I somehow don't think you'll be too happy to be told that you can't have your cataracts done - just use a magnifier, don't drive at night etc.

The OPs condition is just as much a medical need as those who need to be able to see well, as opposed to just be able to see a bit.

We just shelled out a lot of our savings for surgery - NHS was just too slow and we were in pain

Anyway pleased to see your updates op - Fwiw I think your cause is a worthy one and wish u the best (and patience !)

I think the NHS should definitely fund breast augmentation for people such as the op. She is a young person with her entire life ahead of her and its likely an augmentation would improve her confidence and self esteem. There are thousands of operations done electively every day which are not 'life saving' per se. The op having an augmentation won't mean that a life saving operation for someone else won't go ahead. Each speciality has a different budget. I think the first step is to get a referral to a plastic surgeon op and go from there. Good luck I hope you are successful.

Ok so just to update anyone who read this thread a couple of months ago..

I received a letter saying that funding has been declined due to the fact that my BMI must be between 18.5 and 25. Mine is 25.2!!

Need to shed a bit of weight and re-apply.

Not sure whether the letter meant that I would have been approved had my BMI been within the healthy range or whether there will be more obstacles to come.