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Is HCG Diet Safe Post Breast Reduction Surgery?

Hello, I just had a breast reduction and now want to start a healthy lifestyle / diet regime. I have heard from some that HCG will aid with my weight loss. Since my breast grew very large during pregnancy I am leary of using this...The las thing I want is my breasts growing. How do you feel about HCG, and will it make them ( my breasts) grow?
Mon, 25 May 2015
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Good day!
To answer your question directly, yes, there may be some swelling of the breast (even in men) and tenderness. How do I feel about HCG? I am distressed that it is still available in some parts of the world. It has been found to have a dangerous chemical in it and here in America it is banned, illegal to sell. The diet that comes with it is dangerously low in nutrients and can cause quite a few side-effects.
Please look into a calorie controlled diet combined with a proper exercise routine and look at it as a lifestyle change, not a temporary diet to take pounds off quickly if you want to avoid the yo-yo syndrome.
Thank you for visiting HCM and come back again! Kathryn Shattler, MS,RDN
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Is HCG Diet Safe Post Breast Reduction Surgery?

Good day! To answer your question directly, yes, there may be some swelling of the breast (even in men) and tenderness. How do I feel about HCG? I am distressed that it is still available in some parts of the world. It has been found to have a dangerous chemical in it and here in America it is banned, illegal to sell. The diet that comes with it is dangerously low in nutrients and can cause quite a few side-effects. Please look into a calorie controlled diet combined with a proper exercise routine and look at it as a lifestyle change, not a temporary diet to take pounds off quickly if you want to avoid the yo-yo syndrome. Thank you for visiting HCM and come back again! Kathryn Shattler, MS,RDN