leighanns520

I had abdominal plasty (August 1, 2012) I had lost 210 pounds and had a lot of loose skin on my stomach. I lost 6.2 pounds of skin in the surgery. There was so much loose skin, the dr did a long incision up and down and also from side to side. I went to see my dr for a hernia repair and he removed the skin during that surgery. My surgeon was awesome. Insurance would not cover any cosmetic surgery, and instead of me having an out of pocket expense, he donated his time to do the abdominal plasty. I already needed the hernia repair that was covered in insurance, so the room was paid for, anthesia was needed and covered, etc. My dr got paid for the hernia repair and did the rest for free. He knew I had loss of self esteem due to my appearance with all the loose skin and helped me out with it. I am grateful for him as I am so happy in my body now. I still need more work, but insurance is not going to cover it. My legs have a lot of skin, but I will have to deal with that as there is no way I can get the 8 thousand to get it done. I weighed 180 when I had my surgery and now am at 160.