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Does Insurance Cover Fat Grafting to Improve Implants Post-breast Cancer?

asked 1 year ago by rhann in CT
Latest answer by Leif Liu Rogers, MD
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Tags: breasts, female, breast cancer, insurance

Had exchange surgery three weeks ago and implants can be seen due to thin skin. My PS suggested fat grafting to improve look and contour. Does insurance cover this procedure? I would love to have this procedure, but cannot pay the high costs associated with process. Thank you, rrhann

3 answers to Does Insurance Cover Fat Grafting to Improve Implants Post-breast Cancer?

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Fat grafting to reconstructed breasts is covered by insurance

Indeed fat grafting is covered by insurance for breast reconstruction.  It is a standard part of my practice and the majority of my patients who undergo breast reconstruction receive fat grafting.  It is an ideal technique to improve contour and create a natural looking breast.
Leif Liu Rogers, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

www.leifrogersmd.com

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Insurance coverage for fat injections

Make sure that the doctor who will follow you for the breast cancer agrees that you can have fat injections as some controversey exists about its safety in the breast.If your doctor clears it, you could have the plastic surgeon write a letter of medical necessity requesting preapproval to the medical director of the insurance carrier and see what response you receive.
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist
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Insurance Coverage of Fat Grafting to the breasts

Breast Reconstruction has changed significantly in the past 10 years but insurance company reimbursement has not. Let's leave aside the potential merits of fat grafting in a reconstructed breasts and potential trade offs. Assuming your contract with your insurance company does have coverage for Breast Reconstruction (after all they did pay for breast reconstruction and ?expander/?implant exchange), this does not mean that they will pay for every procedure on the market. If the... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon

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