The “postcode lottery” for the surgical correction of gynaecomastia in NHS England

Volume: 22, Pages: 22 - 27
Published: Oct 1, 2015
Abstract
Action On Plastic Surgery (AOPS) criteria for funding of gynaecomastia surgery are: the patient should be post-pubertal, have a BMI ≤ 25 kg/m2, endocrine and drug causes and breast cancer should be excluded and the patient should demonstrate psychological distress. We evaluated how NHS funding for gynaecomastia surgery varies between Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in England and whether there is a “postcode lottery”. The gynaecomastia...
Paper Details
Title
The “postcode lottery” for the surgical correction of gynaecomastia in NHS England
Published Date
Oct 1, 2015
Volume
22
Pages
22 - 27
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