Kaiser Requirements

I am getting lap band surgery in about 8 weeks if all goes well. My best friend has Kaiser and went to her PCP to inquire about bariatric surgery and her Dr. told her there's no way Kaiser would approve her because she has no medical problems (co-morbitities) However she does get a rash under her gut and her PCP said if that continued to be a problem, she would refer her for a tummy tuck. !?! Does anyone know what Kaiser requires? Is this just a matter of maybe switching PCP's to someone who is more weight-loss surgery friendly? Her PCP recommended the South Beach Diet. And a tummy tuck just doesn't make any sense to me at all. Any help would be appreciated. She's having trouble being supportive of me because she doesn't want to be "the fat friend" Thanks

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