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Originally posted by Diva_01
Well...I'd take my DDD's down to a D
tummy tuck
handles taken away....
that would be great. How do you get your insurance to cover any plastic surgery????
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Insurance will only cover plastic surgery that is "medically necessary." This can include breast reduction if-
1. Other physical complications are resulting from the weight (i.e back pain, damage to shoulders from bra straps, etc.) These problems must be docuemnted by a physician.
2. A certain amount of fat must be removed for the surgery to be needed. If only a small amount is removed it is not viewed as enough to stop the pain or other symtpoms and, therefore, the surgery was cosmetic, not medical.
You should talk to your doctor about it if you are having complications that reduction would ease.
Reconstruction and augmentation or reduction of breasts are required to be covered under federal law after a mastectomy.
Most other surgery will not be covered unless it is being performed as part of the correction of an injury. Even then it may not be deemed medically necessary.
Hope that helps.
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