Panniculectomy and redundant skin surgery in massive weight loss patients: Current guidelines and recommendations for medical necessity determination

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 654-657

  Gurunluoglu, Raffi ^a  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS); Guidelines; Medical necessity; Panniculectomy; Redundant skin surgery; Third party payers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PANNICULECTOMY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN SURGERY; STOMACH BYPASS; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; LIPECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; MORBID OBESITY; REIMBURSEMENT; SKIN; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; LIPECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKIN; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 61749087007     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181788e63     Document Type: Review

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