Just curious??

Hi everyone, Does anyone know or has medicare that covers the surgery for the excess skin??And what do I need to do? Tony

Tony I received this message from Carol H, If you have rashes and skin infections or back pain they will pay for tummy tuck. My doctor is Dr. Hawes he is at Ferrell Duncan Center for Plastic Surgery in Springfield the phone number is 417-875-3246. Hope this help you. Good luck Kathleen

Hi Kathleen, Thankyou for the info,Im just curious, if I already have back problems due to herniated,degenertive disc and stenosis in my lower back,would that be sufficiant enough for them?Thanks again hun and Godbless

Tony dont know about already have but the rashes and such seem to pull a lot of weight with medicare . But the excess skin doesnt help the back problems you and a lot of us that were obese had and still do. But Medicare will pay for plastics if medically necessary. That is why i am having my pcp note it in my chart about the rashes i have ....i will have a paper trail to prove it. Jan

Thankyou Jan,I dont have any rashes as we speak now,so I may not be able to get one thenOh well,maybe in a year I'll have a rash when my tummy gets looser lol.Thanks again Jan hun.

You may not have a rash now, but wait until this summer when you start sweating and it gets really hot. I am like you I dont have any rashes, but I am sure that I much as I exercise and when it gets hot that there will probably be some rash then, I hope anyway, so that I can get a tt, cause I need it really bad, Good luck in your ps journey. You could do some research there might be a ps around the KC area that will finance or be reasonable, maybe even in the KS area. Good luck to you Tony, you have done a great job on the weight loss. Kathleen