how much is a reconstructive body

I am looking at surgery soon about 6 weeks and  I would like to know what it cost out of pocket for reconstruction? arms legs belly maybe chin. brest? I am worried my insurance wont cover the reconstruction  and be stuck with loss skin? is it that bad of loss skin I am 5ft %in and weigh 362... so how much will go back to place and how much wont... i had a c sec bikini so i know some of my tummy will hanging maybe but how much? thanks to all for ur answer hope to hear from u soon...thanks from katie in ohio

It's not only having insurance cover any skin removal/reconstruction but to find a DOC that will take insurance for it. My old insurance would have covered a TT  IF I COULD PROVE MEDICIAL NECESSITY BUT all of the doctors I called (over 10) would not take insurance as payment. I have bat wings and a lot of extra skin on my tummy and the legs look like I have really saggie hose.  A lot of how much extra skin have has a lot to to with: Your Age you started getting fat How long you were FAT Your skin type (I have very thing crepie skin) Your age now  How much elastic your skin is and a lot of other things.  Some people can lose a lot of weight and never need PS others do.  Good Luck,  Robin

Hey robin    Thanks for replying... my arms have some sagging now i started getting heavy about evenly over the yrs,,,I started getting heavy in my mid 20's and gained from there between two kids and u know the rest lol... i was 250 for  along time and now i weigh 362 over gosh 10 yrs... as for my skin its smooth right now... i may have some hanging tummy cause of a c sec but wont know til i decide what i am doing and my first appt with dr  april 8th.. i see my pcp and have him sign a paper,,, and see the phsyc dr on the first of april... i am 38 years old... well thanks for writing hope to hear back katie

Robin gave you some good info.  Almost no insurance company will cover anything except a panniculectomy (removal of the excess skin on the LOWER belly -- this often does NOT include the skin on the upper belly), and they will approve it only if you can show medical necessity (rashes, that it hangs below the pubic bone, that it interferes in some significant way with daily activities, etc. -- it varies by insurance company).  I have not heard of any insurance company that will cover fixing "bat wings" or  sagging breasts, thighs, or rear end no matter how much "sag" or extra skin there is.  Just having a "c-section" doesn't automatically mean you will have problems with sagging.  The biggest factor is how much the skin has been stretched and for how long.  Genetics also plays a role (some people have more elastic skin that others), so no one can tell you with any certainty how much your skin will "snap back".  I will be honest, though... almost everyone I know who was close to, or over, 300 pounds when they had surgery has had plastic surgery (at least their tummy).  This includes a friend who had been overweight he whole life but was only 21 or 22 when she had the surgery.   With what I have lost so far (and still 70 pounds to go), I will absolutely have to have a TT and have the bat wings fixed.  I'm HOPING insurance will cover the tummy when I have a hernia repair done (I had open surgery), but I know I will have to pay for the other surgery.   I'm over 40 so I likely won't bother with PS on the breasts... I'll just need "industrial strength" bras to lift them up from almost my waist to where they belong! The extra skin issue caused me to delay having surgery for a while... I was so afraid of how I would look with all that stuff hanging... but I realized that I had to have the surgery for my health and emotional well-being, and would just have to deal with the skin as a consequence of allowing myself to become so heavy for so long.  Although I physically feel SO much better than before the surgery, I avoid looking at myself in the mirror these days because it is NOT a pretty sight.  I don't say that to scare you, but thsi is serious surgery and I think people need to really understand what they are "signing up for" (especially on the emotional side of things... but that's an occupational hazard (and a potential bias on my part) since I'm a counselor). Lora

My insurance would not even cover the panni.