My surgeon was Dr. David Fisher and I am more than happy with him.
I had to call him on weekends and sometimes go to the office more
than once in a week for minor problems, but he wanted to see me
right away for any problem and did not charge extra for the
additional time I needed from him over the normal. Results are
great. The belt lipectomy (abdominoplasty, but goes all the way
around your back) took me time to recover from. I had an infected
area that he had to go back in to clean out 2 months from the
surgery date (he did not want to close it sooner and had me on
medication to see if it would clear on its own), but since that
point in August I feel fine from that aspect except my stomach feels
very tight. He says it takes about a year to begin to feel normal
in that area and I am not there yet. The arm surgery he did at the
same time I healed without any problems and the breast surgery I had
in November I healed without any problems essentially. I did have a
small area that took a bit longer than the rest of the breast to
heal, but it was not an infected area, just took its time. I am all
through with that now and sometime in the summer I will do the
leg/inner thigh area. You can certainly trust Dr. Fisher. There
are two Fisher's in the office, Peter and David. They are
brothers. I chose David based on Dr. Pilcher's referral.

Sheryl Atwater


--- In NewDimensionsWeightLossSurgery@yahoogroups.com, "mrslyssy"
<mrslyssy@...> wrote:
>
> Sheryl,
> What is the name of your plastic surgeon? Were you happy with the
> results? How long did it take to recuperate? Are you happy with
the
> new body? So full of questions and very anxious to get rid of
some
> skin. Okay LOTS of skin.
>
> Thanks for the info.
>
> Jodi
>
> --- In NewDimensionsWeightLossSurgery@yahoogroups.com, "ClassECat"
> <NDWLSMod@> wrote:
> >
> > Barbara, what I found in my plastic surgery endeavors that
> insurance
> > companies will pay for a portion of it that may be medically
> > necessary. I had my Blue Cross approve a paniculectomy which is
> just
> > the front stomach overhang area after a doctor in Houston
submitted
> > pictures and a description of my medical necessity. That being
> > said, they refused to pay for the remainder of the surgery I
> wanted;
> > i.e..,they would not pay for a full belt lipectomy which goes
> around
> > the hips and the back nor would they pay for the arms, breasts
or
> > legs. The doctor's office then gave me a breakdown of the extra
> > costs I would have to incur myself. I then met with another
doctor
> > in San Antonio whom Dr. Pilcher recommended when his wife, who
is
> > also a plastic surgeon, was booked for months. Dr. Fisher had a
> > special rate with the hospital when I paid cash that actually
made
> > the cash output portion of the first procedure less than the
> > insurance portion that would be covered plus the additional cash
> > portion that would need to be paid. Therefore,it actually
turned
> > out that I rejected the insurance company's proposed coverage
and
> > paid for it myself at the discounted cash rate. Hope this helps.
> >
> > Sheryl Atwater
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In NewDimensionsWeightLossSurgery@yahoogroups.com, Barbara
> Kelly
> > <bannkelly2002@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I've heard of cases where insurance has paid for some of the
skin
> > removal surgery. I've not had it done yet, and the best info
would
> > be from someone who has. From what I know, document, document,
> > document. Every rash you get in/under your skin folds, how you
> took
> > care of it, how long it took to clear up, if you had to see the
> > doctor, whether you needed an RX to clear it up or if something
OTC
> > worked. Take notes on the difficulties of fitting the extra
skin
> > into clothing, the cost of restriction garments to try to
prevent
> > rashes, headaches/backaches you get from the pull of the extra
> > skin. Be sure your PCP has record of everything.
> > > Take care and God bless,
> > > Barbara
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> >
>