Question:
how can i qualify for plastic surgery

i was a lightweight...only 210 lbs..pre surgery now i am 151 lbs....8 months out i need to know what it takes to qualify for a tummytuck and breast reduction and arm and thigh surgery...some one give me a clue    — monica R. (posted on February 18, 2004)

February 18, 2004
Tummy tucks are hard to get paid by insurance. Some will pay the cost of a panniculectomy because of rashes etc.Breast reduction is covered if a certain amount of tissue is removed.You need to document rashes, pressure areas in shoulders, neck and back pain etc.Arms and thighs are rarely paid.There are medical loan companies that will finance plastic surgery. Most plastic surgeons will have the contact information.
   — Linda Dianne E.

February 18, 2004
For breast reductions it depends on the amount of fat your having removed from each breast. Typically, anywhere from 300 to 500 grams of fat removed from each breast would qualify you to have the insurance cover the surgery. I was a lightweight too and my insurance company paid for my abdominoplasty. It depends on how much skin they have to remove. Stand sideways and pull your stomach out as far as you can and this will show the insurance company how much you need to have removed. If it's quite a bit, thet will pay for it. Typically, if it hangs over the pubic bone they will cover it. As far as arms and thighs, since you were a lightweight, you probably don't have a huge amount of skin to be removed so chances of insurance covering it are slim to none with more emphasis on the none. I tried to get the insurance to cover my arms with documented rashes. They denied it. So I paid for it myself. I also tried to get them to pay for my inner thighs with documented yeast infections. They denied it as well so I'm paying for that myself and having it done in May.
   — Patty H.