Can I Use My Insurance For Inner Thigh Lift? (photo)

Insurance in general almost never covers thigh lifts even after weight loss. The few exceptions are for recurrent infections requiring antibiotics and/or visits to the hospital and are for extreme cases where clothes can't be worn without it. Your photos indicate that this does not apply to you.

Thank you for your question. Insurance coverage is very unlikely for a patient like yourself.  It is rarely covered in weight loss patients.  It is a cosmetic procedure. Financing options are available. All the best.

I do about 25 or more thigh lift or thigh reduction surgeries per year in weight loss and non-weight loss patient. We have 1 patient who gets lucky per year with their insurance.  In these cases, the patient often has a medical reason such as infection that is well documented.

Virtually 100% of the time, inner thigh lift is an elective cosmetic procedure and insurance will not pay for it. In some rare situations of massive weight loss, you may be able to show medical necessity and insurance may cover the procedure. This takes a very very special situation and in my many many years of performing hundreds of thigh lifts, I have only had insurance cover it ONCE.

    Insurance almost never pays for inner thigh lift even after massive weight loss.  I think you should probably go ahead and plan on having to pay for this cosmetic procedure out of pocket.  Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Hello.  Insurance almost never pays for this procedure to be done.  In order for insurance companies to approve coverage of a procedure there must be a medical necessity.  If I were you, I would plan on paying for this procedure out of pocket.  Best of luck!

I am sorry to inform you that it extremely unlikely that any insurer would cover an inner (or medial) thigh lift.  It is a very good procedure if done by the right surgeon, specifically a board-certified plastic surgeon who specializes in patients with significant weight loss. However, it is elective cosmetic surgery and not covered by insurance.