I know of someone who did that and a year and four months out from surgery she is now gaining weight. It is about mind set and wanting to change your life and doing whatever it takes. Not about if you can get away with something or not. That is my old way of thinking (I can get away with things cheating etc).

Dr Islur did not give me the prices; he gave me Ashley's number at the Maples Clinic and I got them from her. He told me I would take an extra 3.5 hrs over what MB Health would pay for; so I am just paying for the time. I don't need any muscle reconstruct either; don't know if you do or how long he said your surgery would take; but maybe check with him again.

That seems to gel with what Dr. I gave me for numbers. He also gave me the members to the billing depth at the maples surgery center to confirm his estimate, which is where it would be done. His estimate was 3200 - 4000 for full tt withe mb health paint the panni portion. When I spoke to Ashley from Maples, she quoted me $5775 for the extra 2 hours it would take for the full tt. I'm not sure why there was such a discrepancy between their estimates but it was a little deflating for sure. Maybe. Dr. I is a little behind on these prices..... I don't know, but I would call them to confirm ( if you haven't already) so you don't end up with a shocker

If Manitoba Health is paying the portion for the panniculectomy, this seems pretty reasonable. I had heard brachioplasty (the arms) was about $4000. I've never checked into that myself. The fleur de lis is obviously a lot more complex than what I had. There is obviously not a long waiting list either, which is really good. Good luck!

Hi Lorna

The abdominoplasty alone was around $8500. I had some other lipo done as well. The total was over $10,000. I had to look up the fleur de lis. No, I didn't have that version, just the horizontal incision with some liposuction in the upper abdomen and around the back.

I also decided to have it done here in Winnipeg for the same reasons. It wasn't that much cheaper. Now that I've had it done, I can't imagine having to fly for five or six hours, make the trek through the Mexican border & slog around two airports after having that surgery. It would have been pretty awful.