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Abdominoplasty with TAHFrom: J. Hellriegel (jhellrie@pce.net)Sat Jun 13 12:24:47 1998
Abdominoplasty with TAH This is a good idea and I have had requests for it. However, abdominoplasty is not on my surgical privilege list and is not likely to ever get on the list unless I obtain special documented training in plastic surgery. I could have my friendly plastic surgeon do the abdominoplasty when I do the TAH, but our HMOs, etc. do not consider an abdominoplasty a “medically necessary” procedure for the situation indicated. Thus, they will not give the necessary pre-authorization for such a combined procedure. Most of my patients can not or do not want to pay a plastic surgeon the additional cost for an abdominoplasty at the time of their TAH.
-- J. Hellriegel, Jr., MD, PhD
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