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Karina Babenok

“The Whole Experience Was Horrible”: Woman Denied Breast Reduction Surgery Faces Online Harassment

Yasmine Ben-Omar, a 21-year-old from the UK struggling with the physical and emotional toll of having size 30J breasts, revealed how a doctor dismissed her request for breast reduction, telling her that her chest wasn’t big but simply “saggy.”

“The whole experience was horrible,” she said, recounting how the female doctor cut their appointment short after accusing her of wanting to pass a “breast lift” surgery off as one for “breast reduction.”

“It felt quite judgmental. She wasn’t very empathetic.”

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