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Some patients are taking the drastic step of performing plastic surgery on themselves because they cannot get a referral to a specialist on the NHS, a new report warns.
In some areas, patients are unable to get referrals despite meeting stringent PCT criteria, and the NHS reforms are likely to worsen the problem, a team of surgeons writes. In one case, a 60-year old man tied silk round the base of his nipples in the hope they would ?fall off' after his GP felt unable to refer him for nipple reduction surgery. He ended up needing surgery to repair the damage.
http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/newsart...rgery?sp_rid=NjU3NzMyNzAyOQS2&sp_mid=37784638
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In some areas, patients are unable to get referrals despite meeting stringent PCT criteria, and the NHS reforms are likely to worsen the problem, a team of surgeons writes. In one case, a 60-year old man tied silk round the base of his nipples in the hope they would ?fall off' after his GP felt unable to refer him for nipple reduction surgery. He ended up needing surgery to repair the damage.
http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/newsart...rgery?sp_rid=NjU3NzMyNzAyOQS2&sp_mid=37784638
(free registration required)