ku medical center ????

Hi I have an appt. at ku medical center on the 18th of this month for a panniculectomy consult. I was told they accept medicare. Have any of you been there or know of anyone who has had plastic surgery there?

K U Medical Center is top notch!  Are you going to the main location at 39th & Rainbow?  No PS there, but several of my family members have had wonderful care there.  There are some new buildings going up, so it's a *****aotic with construction.  Allow extra time to figure out where you're going and to navigate the parking situation.

yes, I am going to ku aesthetic plastic surgery center, is that differen't from ku med? the address is 3901 rainbow, in the sutherland inst. . Gosh I am so nervous, I want this apron GONE so bad! I'm just worried about what kind of hoops i'll have to jump through, it seemed impossible to find a doc who'll take medicare, keeping my fingers crossed they will be able to help me, thanks alot, Susan

It's in the same group of buildings, just a different entrance.  If you're lucky they'll have their own parking. 

That's great, I wish you luck!

KU is a medical and nursing school as well, so there are likely to be budding doctors there to observe and assist.  But don't worry about that at all... if anything, that turns your care up a notch!

By the way, I have heard that Dr. Anthone in Omaha takes medicare too.  I have seen others post about having the same surgery with him.  (Always nice to have a Plan B.)
http://www.methodistbariatric.com/about/about.cfm

I went there myself.  How did your consult go?

It went super wonderful!!! I had Dr Ponnuru, the BEST dr ever, he not only removed my panni (which is the only thing medicare will pay for) he basically did a full tummy tuck, plus he grabbed ahold of my hanging groin and pulled that up as well, , nobody  really mentioned any of this in the hspital, when I woke up, it just seemd like alot more was done than originally planned, but I AM NOT COMPLAINING!!! i just have been racking my brain for something nice I can do for him...maybe bring flowers for the office on my last appt? don't know yet , but if your looking for plastics , now you know where my vote is lol !!

Awesome!  Thank you for letting us know how it worked out.  I have bookmarked this thread.  I am on Medicare and may be looking for the same procedure(s) in the future.

That is who I went to as well.  Yeah, he is doing an ancor cut as well and a TT instead of a Panni because he does feel it isnt much more work but insurance wont pay.  I really like him.  I'm nervous.  How long did it take you to get approved from your consult from the insurance?

OK i figured out how to answew you(i just got off my i phone and came upstairs to the good old desk top lol. Anyhow since I have medicare they don't do pre approvals, i think basically the dr asks about back aches (answer "yes" , rashes (answer "yes"), you get the picture. he just does the procedure and has you sign a paper saying you will agree to pay if your ins. doesn't. again that is for medicare, i don't know about other types of insurance. I think you have to (tell them 
you've been at a stable weight for 6 mo's or so),(i've fluctuated by a couple lb.s or so). be prepared to have him measure and take pictures...don't worry it really wasn't as embarassing as I thought it would be, and DON'T SUCK IT IN!! let all the gory glorious skin hang as far down as it want's , it looks better for the ins. pictures for approval...i know i know..i had to force myself,it is so ingrained to hide that disgusting flap i know lol. Since he already told you about the anchor cut (does that mean t.t instead of panniculectomy?, i didn't know) will he bill for the panni or the t.t? since most ins. will not pay for a t.t it's considered cosmetic ,not just the bare min. of a panni removal and no muscle tightening, it's just to stop the rashes and back pain. I am a little worried he will try to bill for the t.t and have to pay out of pocket.    sorry you ask me for advise and i turned back to you lol. If I can "help" you in any way please don't hesitate to ask, nothings off limits here, I am estatic!!  I had my first appt. march 9 I think and was originally scheduled for surgery april 21 (got moved to the 28th since his wife just had had a baby and needed him home..guess that was a good enough reason lol) so it moved pretty fast for me. best of luck take care and let us know how it goes, love and hugs, Susan

I asked him straight out and he said they do it and don't charge for it.  Basically, he said its just sewing up the muscles thats about it.  I understand what you are saying.  He said I have a 99% chance of being approved due to the largeness of my panni.  How large was yours if you don't mind me asking?