Question:
Belt Lipectomy

I was wondering cost in Atlanta GA and if anyone has a ps that excepts ins. (great west). Also has anyone heard of Buckhead Plastic Surgery with Dr. Alan Larsen...does he except ins. anyone with before and after photos they might want to share...thank you all for the help you give!!    — Sabrina Plunkett (posted on June 20, 2005)

June 20, 2005
I cannot say what the price is in the GA area but I am having one done here in the Chicago area on August 6th. I do not have enough of a pannus to get insurance to cover it, I am paying out of pocket $7800. If you do a Google search with the words belt lipectomy in it you will come up with a lot of pictures. You may have to search around the site that is brought up, but I found a lot that way.
   — ChristineB

June 20, 2005
http:// aboutplastic.surgery.uiowa.edu/surgery/plastic/beltlipectomypage.html Some great pics of belt lipectomy if you wanna see. just put the http:// back together with the address
   — WLS_Deb

June 21, 2005
I just had the belt done 4 weeks ago in Dothan AL. It was $6750.00. Dr. Feagin did it and he did a great job!
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June 21, 2005
Hi Sabrina: My surgeon, Dr. Champion in Atlanta, has only 3 plastic surgeons on his referral list and; since I went with the woman, I don't remember the other doc's name. Dr. MARISSA LAWRENCE was, until a few years ago, chair of the cosmetic surgery dept. at Northside Hospital, in Atlanta. She still uses Northside for her surgeries. My oncology dermatologist raved about her work. I had a lower face to get rid of the pronounced turkey wattle flapping beneath my jaw, and a brachioplasty to remove the batwings dangling under my arms.This happened on March 28th of this year (= 2year + 6weeks after lap RNY, from 3X to size 8). Her office staff tried valiantly to get insurance to cover them, even though I told them that I regarded these procedures as elective. Dr. Lawrence's work is magnificent! My face looks totally natural and YOUNGER, my arms are normal looking and the scars nicely hidden (unless I want to take up Flamenco dancing).Her manner is caring and confident, her nurses most attentive and sensitive to my concerns and post-op care. I don't know how useful it is to throw our costs as different patients may have differing degrees of challenges for the same procedure. For example, at the time of surgery, I'd lost 126 lbs- 4lbs shy of my goal. (Today I'm 146lbs). So there's less skin to remove than if I'd shed 200+ LBS. I was in surgery for over 5 hours, but came out of the anesthesia with absolutely no ill effects or pain. The pain meds worked fine for me. Dr. LAWRENCE is a gifted artist of a plastic surgeon. I'm very happy with her work. If I could afford it, I'd next have her do a butt lift and upper thigh reduction. oH WELL. All the best! Lauralyn
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