NHS told me lose weight now my breasts hang to my waist. Why won't NHS help with the effects of weight loss

I lost a lot of weight (stones), as was advised to by NHS Doctor. However, now I am more unhappy, than when I was very obese. My breasts never came down in size from (42D) with the weight loss, and now hang with extra skin, down to my waist. I have to lift them up to get into a bra and bathe underneath them. They are very heavy and can be painful, and hang out of most bras. I sought NHS help but have been turned down twice. I feel very angry as it was through the NHS advice that I lost all the weight. Why won't the NHS help with the aftermath of gross weight loss? Excercise has not helped my breasts. I often feel like cutting off my own breasts. I'm 37 and desperate. I would even be a guinea pig for a trainee plastic surgeon to practice on. I'm not vein and not wanting surgery for cosmetic reasons, but because my breasts are ruining my life. I cannot afford private treatment, so that is not an option.

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It's actually a common problem for anyone who has had a dramatic weight loss. The part your doc went wrong was not making you aware of this in the beginning. My sister went in for gastric bypass surgery, and the first thing they told her about was the excess skin. She's currently saving up for cosmetic surgery. I had the same problem after I had my second son. My chest was 32c before I had my son, and by the time that he was born they were a 42DD. After I stopped producing milk, they shrunk back to their old size only they hung like two water balloons in tube socks lol. I did have surgery done to bring them back up. It took me a year to save up the money for the surgery. But I couldn't be happier. So try throwing all your extra change in a coffee can, cut out the unnecessary things in your life (like I cut out my Starbucks coffee and cigarettes) and put that money in the can. Before you know it you'll have the money to get it done.

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Unfortunately, hanging skin or panis as a result of dramatic weight loss is considered cosmetic and not covered by health insurance usually. You can, however, get your health insurance to cover a breast reduction surgery if you have persist back problems. They have strict criteria in the coverage of breast reduction surgery but it may be something worth investigating. Good Luck
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Losing weight is a health issue.
Ugly breasts and hanging skin are a cosmetic issue.
Your breasts are only "ruining your life" because you allow them to. There are women who lose their breasts to cancer and that doesn't ruin their lives.
I have very large breasts, much larger than yours, and they've always hung down. I have no problem finding bras that fit or washing myself.
I think you need to seek therapy and talk to someone about why the shape of your breasts is the most important thing in your life.
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