Insurance - how to get coverage

2017 is going to be The Year of the Plastics for me.  Or else.  

My insurance is changing at the beginning of the year, so I can't look into things easily now.  But I'll start finding out what my options are on January 2nd.  

In the meantime, I've been googling and reading personal accounts of how people have gotten insurance to cover plastics (or part of plastics).  I've already documented some bellybutton issues with my dermatologist, and I'll continue to do that.  

I've got to wear compression tights for my cardiologist (orthostatic hypertension), but doing so causes my panni to compress as well which leads to odor and, I assume if I wear them long enough, rash.  I'll be talking to my dermatologist about this issue as well.  

Has anyone here had success with securing insurance coverage for things beyond the pannilectomy?  My thighs and arms cause discomfort during exercise - is that something that a case could be made for with plastics?  If you did get coverage for other plastic surgeries, what justifications did you have?  

I have a plan for self-pay, but I figure with the amount of money I pay for insurance, and the amount they're saving on me now due to my healthier lifestyle, I would be a fool to not try to get as much from them for this as possible.  

(I'll cross post this to the main forum in hopes of getting more eyeballs.)  

I'm also interested in this topic.

A few resources here

http://www.drlomonaco.com/patient-resources/