Within the last year, I spoke with a cosmetic surgeon and he thought I was a good candidate for having my stomach apron removed. He submitted it to my insurance and it was approved. When I went to discuss how much would I need to pay if I could have a fleur di lis to prevent having to have two separate surgeries, I was told that he would not perform a procedure covered by insurance and an elective procedure at the same time? the only way to do this is to have 2 SEPARATE surgeries?!
September 18, 2023
Answer: Mixing cosmetic and medical Hi Bright8867, You raise an interesting question….mixing cosmetic and medical procedures. First, congratulations on getting your panniculectomy covered by insurance. This is usually a difficult thing to do. I’m excited for you. Getting rid of the skin will most likely greatly improve your day-to-day experience. Having said that I don’t blame your surgeon for not wanting to mix medical and cosmetic and for that reason we do not accept insurance in our cosmic practice. I’m not saying you can’t find somebody that would do it, so if you’re set on having everything done at once then I would recommend you keep searching. Good luck!
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September 18, 2023
Answer: Mixing cosmetic and medical Hi Bright8867, You raise an interesting question….mixing cosmetic and medical procedures. First, congratulations on getting your panniculectomy covered by insurance. This is usually a difficult thing to do. I’m excited for you. Getting rid of the skin will most likely greatly improve your day-to-day experience. Having said that I don’t blame your surgeon for not wanting to mix medical and cosmetic and for that reason we do not accept insurance in our cosmic practice. I’m not saying you can’t find somebody that would do it, so if you’re set on having everything done at once then I would recommend you keep searching. Good luck!
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September 13, 2023
Answer: 2 Separate surgeries I've been in similar situations in the past where a patient was approved for an insurance case like a panniculectomy and then wanted to pay the difference to have an abdominoplasty. As far as I know that is possible to do. I have done this in both a hospital setting and private practice. Perhaps the surgeon does not feel comfortable with the insurance billing of such a procedure seeing as it can be a bit more challenging and less straight forward. You can try to contact other surgeons in your area to see if they would be able to accommodate your request.
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September 13, 2023
Answer: 2 Separate surgeries I've been in similar situations in the past where a patient was approved for an insurance case like a panniculectomy and then wanted to pay the difference to have an abdominoplasty. As far as I know that is possible to do. I have done this in both a hospital setting and private practice. Perhaps the surgeon does not feel comfortable with the insurance billing of such a procedure seeing as it can be a bit more challenging and less straight forward. You can try to contact other surgeons in your area to see if they would be able to accommodate your request.
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