Does Insurance Cover Skin Removal After Bariatric Surgery

Bariatric surgery is a powerful tool resulting from metabolic changes and patient lifestyle choices that can lead to dramatic weight loss. Weight loss due to surgery or other ways reduces fat cells, and resettles internal organs, but extra pare is left hanging. Having the excess skin removed is considered by many bariatric surgery patients. There are many terms to draw surgery to remove excess skin;

Plastic surgery—reconstructing torso parts
Torso contouring—altering torso shape
Reconstructive surgery—restoring normal function
Or plastic surgery restoration

No matter what you call it, almost likely you have questions. Renato Saltz, MD, lath certified plastic surgery, answers the nigh often asked questions from patients.

Learn more than about weight loss surgery at Rocky Mountain Associated Physicians at www.RMAP.com

How much does it coast for plastic surgery? Does insurance cover information technology?
The type of plastic surgery later on massive weight loss often involves abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), body/thigh elevator, breast lift or reduction and brachioplasty (arm elevator). The surgery is often done in stages and the surgical plan is designed specifically for each patient. Depending on the surgical plan the declension is often $xv,000-$20,000 per surgery and will well-nigh probable require an overnight stay in the infirmary.

Some patients may also be interested in facelift after massive weight loss. This surgery is $12,000-$15,000.
Unfortunately, insurance rarely covers this surgery as they consider it cosmetic and non reconstructive.

Is achieving ideal trunk weight required before plastic surgery?
Information technology is important that yous exist close to your goal weight, however, we practice accept into consideration that the excess peel does add together boosted weight. We like our patient's BMI to be below 30 and recommend they be a year out from weight loss surgery and maintaining a stable weight.

What can I expect during my recovery?
This varies depending on the type of surgery you have. We generally tell patients to plan on taking 2-3 weeks off piece of work (unless their chore is physical) and plan on no heavy lifting or vigorous exercise for 6 weeks (this diverse a bit depending on the blazon of surgery). There is always scarring with surgery and nosotros will walk patients through how to massage and treat scars to minimize scarring. For body surgeries, patients will wear a compression (Spanx type garment) for 6 weeks post-surgery.

Are at that place financing options available?
We have all major credit cards also as Intendance Credit.

Can exercise help minimize excess skin?
While exercising is recommended for overall wellness, we detect that after massive weight loss, the all-time mode to treat excess pare is past surgically removing it.

Can excess skin be donated?
There are no current live donation programs in Utah. There are numerous problems with using live peel donation including; amount of usable skin, cost of trained personal and resource, and FDA requirements of live donations.

The amount of usable skin from live donation is limited and requires having numerous health professionals participate in removing the skin, also as time in an operating room. Cadaver donations provide much more skin from a single person and only trained tissue technicians are needed to remove it. The do good of cadaver skin is information technology can be used immediately after removal, while the FDA requires live donations to be quarantined for 6 months, and then retested for HIV and hepatitis. That means increased storage and testing costs.

What can I look at my surgical consultation?
At Saltz Plastic Surgery you tin wait an private consultation with Dr. Saltz and a registered nurse. Time will be taken to discuss your area(south) of concern, followed by a physical exam and recommendations. Dr. Saltz will get over surgical options, expected outcome and risk involved specific to your medical atmospheric condition and history. You can expect to leave with an agreement of the best surgical option for Y'all! After your consultation, you will see with a Patient Coordinator to talk over costs, surgical dates, and answer any follow-upward questions. Plastic surgery consultation with Dr. Saltz are $95 and deducted from the price of surgery.

We sympathise undergoing surgery is a personal decision. We encourage you to go along to practice your research.

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Plastic surgeon Renato Saltz, Md, is a board certified plastic reconstructive surgeon with an interest in corrective surgery, specifically in facial rejuvenation, torso contouring, breast surgery and reconstruction after cancer. His goal is to deliver the all-time results to patients accompanied by the highest level of attention to detail and service.