Paul Zwiebel can also tighten abdominal muscles, draw in the waist line, and tone the entire abdominal area. In the process, abdominoplasty may offer some health benefits including a reduction of fat, restoration of core strength and balance, and greater ease of mobility — which can improve exercise capabilities.
Tummy tuck surgery may also be useful in treating chronic back pain brought about by weight issues. Despite all of these benefits however, abdominoplasty is not covered by insurance. At the Zwiebel Center for Plastic Surgery, we do not believe that cost should prevent patients from seeking treatments that can help enhance both physical health and emotional happiness. If you are considering abdominoplasty but feel nervous about cost, we encourage you to call our Highlands Ranch office at to schedule a consultation with Dr.
Thanks for your question. There is no need to travel outside of Syracuse as there are several well-trained, board-certified plastic surgeons in the area. Best wishes always. Panniculectomy covered by insurance should cover a substantial part of your procedure.
The tummy tuck portion could be as little as You would need to be seen in consultation before arranging operating room time. Good luck. First, you would need to talk to customer relations at your insurance and see if they are amenable to your combining a "cosmetic" procedure to your panniculectomy. Finally, you would be responsible for the additional Operating Room and Anesthesia time. Some surgery centers are so pricey that adding additional cosmetic procedures is too expensive. You need to speak to the surgery center and get a fee quote in writing, so you know up front what you're in for.
Sometimes it's less expensive to just pay for the whole abdominoplasty and have it done in the doctor's private operating suite. If your panniculectomy is covered by your insurance carrier and you are a reasonable candidate for simultaneous abdominoplasty, your out of pocket cost would probably be significantly less than the amount you were quoted if there are no other procedures that you want at the same time.
It is somewhat routine for a patient that is having a panniculectomy to elect to have a full tummy tuck. Typically the facility and anesthesia provider will bill the patient for the additional time required to perform the additional procedure and the insurance company is billed for the panniculectomy portion. A tummy tuck is a common cosmetic procedure to remove excess skin around the midsection. It is a popular option among women who have had children and both men and women who have lost a large amount of weight, either through diet and exercise or weight loss surgery.
After one of these events, you may be left with excess skin around your middle, even if you have gotten rid of the underlying fat, leaving your midsection looking flabby, no matter how much you exercise.
Not only that, but you may also become prone to rashes and skin infections in between the folds of excess skin, which can be quite uncomfortable and even painful. In many cases, a tummy tuck is merely a cosmetic procedure, and most insurance plans will not cover this. Please see the panniculectomy to read more about insurance coverage for this procedure.
The main difference between a tummy tuck and mini-tummy tuck is the length of the incision. In a mini-tummy tuck, the incision is smaller more like a long C section incision , the rectus muscles may or may not be tightened, the belly button is not moved, and the skin above the belly button is not moved or tightened at all.
Also, if the upper abdominal muscles need to be tightened, this would require an incision around the belly button and endoscopic repair endoscopic mini-tummy tuck. Therefore to be a good candidate for the mini-tummy tuck means you have no extra skin above the belly button, no laxity or pooching out above the belly button, and a limited area of excess skin below the belly button. To be a good candidate for the endoscopic mini-tummy tuck, you have no extra skin above the belly button and a limited area of excess skin below the belly button.
The standard surgical risks include pain; bleeding; infection; scarring; painful or hypertrophic scarring; hematoma; seroma; injury to vessels, nerves, bowel, surrounding structures; asymmetry; poor cosmetic result; prolonged edema, numbness, parasthesias; fat necrosis; loss of all or part of umbilicus; deep venous thromboembolism; pulmonary embolism; death; need for further procedure and out of pocket costs; and risks of anesthesia.
Patients who have tummy tucks following massive weight loss tend to have a greater risk of the problems above, specifically with wound healing, possibility of an open wound, stretching of the skin after surgery, risk of infection if lengthy operating room time, and possibly more complications related to anesthesia in patients with a high BMI body mass index. Massive weight loss and nutritional deficiencies really take a toll on the skin and tissues.
Patel has had excellent experience taking care of patients who have undergone all types of weight loss surgeries.
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