Insurance payments for panniculectomy are certainly possible as long as you have adequate documentation. I try as much as possible to obtain this coverage for patient if I am able to. Unfortunately, panniculectomy does not cover extensive undermining, relocation of the umbilicus,...
Thank
you very much for your question. If in
fact you feel like you are forming a seroma, you should contact your operating
plastic surgeon as soon as possible, and be seen in-person for an examination. However, limiting the amount of sodium intake
in your diet will surely help your situation,...
Theoretically any forceful flexion of the abdominal muscles could tear one of these plication sutures. Usually a sneeze would not do this, but it is possible-- your surgeon would know best how secure or tenuous the sutures were and if this is a realistic possibility. Based on the...