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A tummy tuck is cosmetic in nature and will not be covered by insurance.Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of tummy tuck procedures each year. Then look at the plastic surgeon's website before and after photo galleries to get a sense of who can deliver the results. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
In Baltimore, insurance doesn't cover a tummy tuck. However, if a panniculectomy needs to be removed or a hernia needs to be repaired at the same time then insurance will cover some of the fees.
Occasionally an insurance company will cover abdominoplasty for massive weight loss patients who have lost large amounts of weight and have so much loose skin that they get rashes under the loose skin. My best suggestion is to check with your insurance company as every company is different. It is rare for them to cover it as most insurance companies deem the procedure cosmetic.
We are lucky if insurance covers and then pays for medically necessary procedures at this point! Tummy tucks are cosmetic and not covered. Some insurers will pay for ventral hernias but at such a low rate that, by the time we are finished dealing with an in-network facility that bills through the nose for the cosmetic portion, the whole operation costs more than as a straight cosmetic case. So, I would be doubtful.
An abdominoplasty or Tummy Tuck is considered cosmetic surgery and unrelated to health issues. For that reason insurance companies do not cover it.
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After twins the diastasis is significant, there is also a moderate amount of excess skin. Get to a reasonable target weight and have an abdominoplasty. It is the procedure of choice for you. I don't believe laser will give any good yield for your situation.
After tummy tuck, the healing takes place in stages. Without the details of your particular case, it is hard to give specific answers or suggestions. For my patients, I place dissolvable sutures so they do not get sutures marks on the edges of their incisions. At the end of the surgery, I...
Numbness below the navel extending to the lower abdominal incision is common. Most patients who have undergone a full abdominoplasty will experience this outcome. Most of the time, the sensation will return. It may may take a year or more. Tightness is a normal sensation with vigorous...
You do not have pain, you do not have any drainage. You have an inflamed reaction and likely once fully healed this will be a lumpy scar. I do not think this needs immediate attention. I would allow it to fully heal before revising the scar to give you a nice result. You will not be harmed...
Coolsculpting and lasers are not an alternative to a tummy tuck especially after a twins pregnancy, even with no stretch marks. None of the nonsurgical options will deliver enough skin tightening or fat reduction if you are 40 lbs. over you ideal weight. A tummy tuck will remove localized fat,...
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