FMLA for Plastic Surgery

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides an entitlement of up to 12 weeks of job-protected, unpaid leave during any 12-month period to eligible, covered employees for the following reasons: 1) birth and care of the eligible employee's child, or placement for adoption or foster care of a child with the employee; 2) care of an immediate family member (spouse, child, parent) who has a serious health condition; or 3) care of the employee's own serious health condition. It also requires that employee's group health benefits be maintained during the leave. The FMLA is administered by the Employment Standards Administration's Wage and Hour Division within the U.S. Department of Labor.

It does not cover recovery from cosmetic surgery like a mommy makeover.

Are you asking whether plastic surgery can be covered by FMLA? If so it would depend on what procedure you are having and your medical history associated with that issue

The Family Medical Leave
Act was passed in 1993 and allows patients to take up to twelve weeks off of
work for family medical issues. Unfortunately, the law does not apply to
cosmetic surgery procedures. 

I have signed these for our patients in the past, if the patient legitimately qualifies for the FLMA program.  Check with your own physician and your employer on this.

This probably varies from state to state but it is a good chance that it does not fall in the scope of FMLA. Most insurances do not cover this procedure, so it is likely that FMLA does not apply. It does not hurt to ask so call you state directly to get that information.
Dr. V
South Shore Plastic Surgery