the surgery is called panilectomy (forgive the spelling) it is skin tha hangs down from my stomach and causes difficulty walking and back pain cuts off circulation in my legs when sitting i have had 3 infections and had to take double the medication to clear the infections how do i get the insurance co to cover this
2006-09-18 04:28:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Your doctor has to tell your insurance company that it is medically necessary to have the skin removed.
2006-09-18 04:31:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The excess skin removal surgery is a cosmetic procedure-and none of the insurance companies would cover it.Its called-
panniculectomy .Get panniculectomy surgery in India. Cosmetic Surgery is very cheap in India. There is one company that is very famous in India that arranges cosmetic surgery for foreigners in India. They are called the Forerunners Healthcare. I read a lot about them in the Newspapers and about their patient stories.
I have also read that they arrange financing for American and Canadian patients, as cosmetic surgery is not covered by insurance. They also have photos pasted of their International patients. You can checkout their website. The cost savings are incredible. As a doctor I personally believe that your cosmetic surgery can be easily handled in India, as the quality of healthcare available here is simply best in the world. The surgeons are USA/UK trained and facilities are 5 star.
My cousin got a couple of cosmetic surgery procedures in India like the breast reduction, tummy tuck and facelift through the forerunners healthcare. She is more than very happy with the results. She just paid 30% of the amount she was quoted in USA and is all praise for this forerunners healthcare company. I personally have seen the wonderful results and am particularly impressed with the kind of quality care she got from this company. I hope this helps.
http://www.forerunnershealthcare.com
2006-09-19 05:44:30 · answer #2 · answered by joe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from the symptoms you have, you shouldn't have trouble (at least no more than usual when dealing with insurance companys) in getting them to approve your panilectomy. talk to your plastic surgeon about it-they have to document the symptoms you are having in order to explain to the ins. co. why it is necessary.
2006-09-18 11:39:23 · answer #3 · answered by mcbeth_31 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
noo!!!! instead of doing that and have a scar, get into the website and check out this new machine that literally shrinks the skin.
www.thermage.com
2006-09-18 11:35:46 · answer #4 · answered by My 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋