Tricare PRIME and plastics after WLS - HELP!

I just saw my plastic surgeon yesterday and she is ready to put in the papers for my skin removal (transverse pannus - all round). Any tips/suggestions for getting it APPROVED by Tricare? I have WELL DOCUMENTED skin issues, but any help would be appreciated. Thanks!!

Adria :)

Just curious...were you able to get Tricare to approve your plastic surgery? I am being told here at Portsmouth Naval Medical Center that Tricare never approves because it is elective. However the plastic surgeons here will do it but at a much lower cost than a civillian plastic surgeon. Bariatric surgeon recommended putting it on layaway. LOL

I have been told once we are stable we are able to get a panniculectomy rather easy.  Because most of will suffer from rash and infections and such.  But to get a full tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) can be difficult, you have to prove the stretched out muscles are in need of tightening.