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Can anyone recommend a surgeon who does VSG who offers BLIS insurance? Thanks! I am a self-pay patient and concerned about complications following surgery.

Also - does anyone have experience with complications insurance after having surgery in another country?

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Well I am not sure where you are from. I was looking into self pay as my insurance took forever to approve. Dr. Terracina in Newport News, VA offers Blis insurance for his self -pay patients.

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There is a dr in Mooresville NC who offers blis, and either 1 or 2 yrs of followup appointments, all surgery costs included for like 11000-13000 for self pay. his name is Ryan Heider..

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I live in Tucson, Arizona. I'm worried about surgical complications - one idea is to go abroad and get the complications insurance that is good at PPO's in the U.S. Sounds kinda crazy, but if I go out of state in the U.S. for the surgery and it is covered by BLIS then I would have to go out of state if I needed care by the same surgeon... any ideas?

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I would start by googling the surgeons and hospitals of excellence in your area. I would think one of them is bound to have BLIS.

I just googled "Tucson Arizona bariatric surgeons of excellence" and got a few. Good luck!

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