Insurance Coverage to Remove Excess Fat Below Armpits?

For Removing Excess Fat Below Armpits, Does Health Insurancecover? i have lifted wgts, and have been swimming, and have lost some wt,- i am afemale- problem continues

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3 Doctor Answers | Asked by 55057 in northfield,mn.

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Insurance Coverage for Axillary Fullness

The fullness in the armpit area may well be fat, but may represent accessory breast tissue. In some women, "extra" breast tissue can be located outside the breast itself and appear in the axilla. The insurance question is always a tough one. I have had some patients that the "mass' effect of the area rubs against their inner arms, and their health insurance covered their surgery. However, it is impossible to guarantee that. It would be wise to... more

Liposuction - Insurance Coverage

Dear 55507, Each insurance company is different and, therefore, it is not possible to say with absolute certainty whether or not your insurance company will cover this - or any other - procedure. The general routine is that you have to go to a plastic surgeon, see what he or she says about the likelihood of it being covered, and then have him or her contact your insurance company on your behalf, to see what the specifics are. Even if it is "covered" you then... more

Axillary fat pad treatment is not covered by insurance

Excess fat below the armpits is an aesthetic deformity and not a reconstructive/functional one. As a result, this is considered to be cosmetic and will not be covered by any insurance.