Insurance coverage criteria for panniculectomy and redundant skin surgery after bariatric surgery: Why and when to discuss

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 517-520

  Gurunluoglu, Raffi ^a  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Guidelines; Insurance criteria; Panniculectomy; Redundant skin surgery; Third party payers

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; PANNICULECTOMY; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN SURGERY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADIPOSE TISSUE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; SKIN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 63949086149     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-008-9752-z     Document Type: Review

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