I had a breast augmentation revision for capsular contracture and rupture, is this deductible?

keltshan — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 17:29:37 GMT

Initial surgery was in 1997, complications arose in 2016 and I had the revision of breast augmentation in 2016

Yes. While the original breast augmentation would not ha...

IreneS — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 17:29:38 GMT

Yes. While the original breast augmentation would not have been considered a medical expense, the revision is.

IRS Pub. 502 - Medical and Dental Expenses defines medical expenses as: "...the costs of diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, and the costs for treatments affecting any part or function of the body"

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I had a breast augmentation revision for capsular contracture and rupture, is this deductible?

Yes. While the original breast augmentation would not ha...