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Has anyone had approval from your insurance company to have skin removal surgery on your arms?
If so how? What do u have to say to convince them it's more than cosmetic? I am also a fitness instructor and I'm forced to wear long sleeves however it still shakes bad and my students don't want to see that. And my skin issues has cost me some jobs becuz I dont look the part.
Please help. I can never afford to have them done.
Thx
they won't pay at all because skin on your arms is not life threatening.
on 7/2/19 10:18 am - CT
Yes I had it done while at about 265 lbs because I needed hip replacement surgery and the hanging skin posed infection risk. My recovery was horrible. He took 17 lbs of skin and fat. The wound split open and I was on a wound vac for many months. Lots of pain. I would not recommend it unless it's totally just loose skin they are removing.
I wi**** was that simple in cutting out. Too many medicals bills for emergency surgeries & female problems and my student loans and im a single mom with no help from a deported baby daddy. So I seriously need help at this point. Another loan (another payment) at this point, no can do. Thats why I am trying to figure out a way for insurance to at least help me. Fitness is not my career but it helps me pay bills and I am limited because of this skin.
In all my years here, I can only recall 2 or 3 cases where someone got insurance to approve their brachioplasty.
Look into residential plastic surgery programs- they are usually much lower in cost. Cut back on non-essentials like cable and going out to eat. Work on raising your credit score so you can get a loan. Where there is a will there is a way. Good luck!!
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
Has anyone had approval from your insurance company to have skin removal surgery on your arms?
If so how? What do u have to say to convince them it's more than cosmetic? I am also a fitness instructor and I'm forced to wear long sleeves however it still shakes bad and my students don't want to see that. And my skin issues has cost me some jobs becuz I dont look the part.
Please help. I can never afford to have them done.
Thx
So you are 70 now? I would definitely do it if I were you, but you will need to check with plastic surgeons in your area to see if your age is a factor for them.
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
Weight loss surgery gave me back my health, plastic surgery gave me back my self-esteem.
You will be so glad you did it.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
I agree with what someone said about age not being a factor in plastic surgery..Ive seen many people on TV who are older get plastic surgery. The biggest reason why people seem to be denied a surgery is because they have had too many done.
HW-430
SW-372
Day of Surgery-347
CW-246
on 6/29/19 2:02 pm
I am 65 and absolutely intend to have the full Monte of plastics! From what I understand, as long as you are healthy, your age isn't too much of an issue.
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