Question:
Has any one been approved for tt with mucles

I have UHC FIRST CHOICE OF ALABAMA, hAS ANYONE BEEN APPROVED FOR TT WITH TIGHTING OF MUCLES. I HAVE LOST 92LBS AND NEED TT.    — VERONICA Z. (posted on June 24, 2004)

June 24, 2004
My loose skin is so bad (estimated by the surgeon to be 10 to 12 pounds on the tummy alone, and the apron hangs at least a third of the way down my thigh), that insurance approved a panniculectomy without an argument. However, even with my extreme skin, they would not approve the muscle-tighteneing portion as they consider that cosmetic (and probably rightly so--I will have a much better look with muscle-tightening, but my medical issues will be resolved with the skin removal alone). My surgeon told me he never gets approval for the muscle-tightening from any insurance company. So, I think that part is a long shot. However, having the panniculectomy part covered gets the hospital, anesthesia and other related expenses covered by insurance, so I don't have to pay quite so much for just the extra work.
   — Vespa R.

June 24, 2004
Do you have a hernia? Hernia repair should be covered by insurance. That is tightening of the muscles in the area of the hernia. A large % of obese peopple have hernias. Check it out. That might get a little more payment from the insurance company.
   — dianne E.