Panni Vs TT. Can I Pay the Difference to Get A Full TT Instead? (photo)

If insurance approves a panniculectomy you can discuss with your surgeon paying the difference for a tummy tuck. This would involve plicating your core and give you better results than the panniculectomy alone. 

Speak with your surgeon. There will be a portion of the procedure which will be considered cosmetic and non-reimbursable. Tummy tuck is mainly to improve shape and contour by plicating your core tight then re-draping the skin. Without the core tightening (muscle repair), its not a tummy tuck, but a panniculectomy (skin and fat resection). Massive weight loss almost always requires tightening of your core but if approved fro a panniculectomy only then core will not be tightend by PS.. See a board certified plastic surgeon.