How much do you have to weigh to be considered to get an apron removal?

Thank you for sharing your question and photograph.  Though there is not a minimum or maximum weight needed for a panniculectomy you must be a good enough surgical candidate to handle the procedure and the recovery process.  Talk to an ASPS board certified plastic surgeon for the best advice for your specific case.

Patients with a BMI of 30 or lower tend to fare better with the procedure. Consult in person with an experienced and expert board certified plastic surgeon to understand your options.

There is not specific weight to have an "apron removed"  it is usually best to have a low BMI to decrease your risks of complications.

The procedure you're discussing is commonly referred to as a panniculectomy. Criteria for approval of this procedure is commonly based not on weight, but the degree of hanging skin (see link below) and current symptoms related to the hanging pannus as well as treatments that have been tried before considering surgery. Insurance companies are notoriously reluctant to grant approval for the procedure, except in post-bariatric surgery patients with significant weight loss.

Thank you for the question.
The procedure you are referring to as apron removal is known as a panniculectomy.  If you are considering this as an insured procedure, you will need to know or document the following:
1.  Verify that panniculectomy is a covered benifit under your plan.
2.  If you have experienced weight loss as a result of surgery, then you need to have lost 50% of your excess weight and been stable at that weight for 6-12 months.
3.  The excess skin must be causing medical problems (rashes etc) which have not responded to medicines.
4.  The pannus must be a grade 3 or 4 (hangs below the pelvis).
5.  There is no weight requirement except that it is advisable to be as close to your goal weight as possible before considering surgery as this will yield the best long term results.

I hope this answer helps.

For insurance approval weight is not a consideration: however, many insurance companies do not cover panniculectomy any more. If they do, insurance companies usually want to see that your exces skin is causing some sort of physical problem ( symptom ) usually chronic rashes before they will consider covering it. The amount of excess skin can also be a factor. In my experience they want to see it covering your pubic area. Weight is an issue with wether or not you are a safe candidate for surgery. Some physicans wil want to se your BMI under 30 before considering doing the surgery other are a little more liberal but each patient is evaluated on an idividula basis. I would encourage you to see if your insurance convers it and to set up a consultaion with a board certified plastic surgeon. For the right patient panniculectomy can be a life changing procedure.