Should a panniculectomy/abdominoplasty after massive weight loss be covered by insurance?

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 502-504

  Sati, Shawkat ^a   Pandya, Sonal ^a  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominoplasty; Insurance; Panniculectomy; Reimbursement

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINOPLASTY; ADULT; BODY MASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; LIPECTOMY; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 42549130872     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e31816fcac4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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