Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Breast Augmentation and Tummy Tuck are Not Covered by Health Insurance

According to a recent Fox News story, four US women were arrested for an insurance scam where they billed the Culinary Union’s health insurance program for cosmetic procedures performed in Mexico. Two of the women were from Las Vegas and the other two from California. The four have been charged with numerous offenses including mail and health care fraud.

One of the accused, Rebeca Acosta, allegedly arranged meetings with potential cosmetic surgery patients, telling them the insurance program would cover the expenses of such procedures as breast augmentation and tummy tuck surgery if the patients agreed to pay an upfront fee. The procedures were performed in Mexico and claims were submitted to the health insurance program. According to the article, $4.9 was billed to the company for "out of country emergency procedures."

Except in cases of reconstructive surgery, such as breast reconstruction after mastectomy, breast augmentation is considered elective, and therefore, not covered. Tummy tuck, or abdominoplasty, is an elective surgery as well. Though insurance will not cover these procedures, most plastic surgeons offer financing options. For more information on actual financing options for breast augmentation and abdominoplasty, Boston plastic surgeon Dr. Moss offers information on his website.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Pre-Consultation Sizing: Stop Fretting About Getting Breast Implants

If you’re considering going under the knife to get bigger breasts, you’ve probably been obsessing over it night and day. Besides the all-important concerns with size, you probably have a lot of questions, like -
• “How big should I go?”
• “How big is too big?“
• “Will they look natural?”
• “Will I look too fat?”
• “How will my clothes fit after surgery?”
• “How will other folks react to my fuller bust?”
• “Will people even notice I’ve had a boob job?”
• “How do I tell my friends and family?”
There are ways to find out the answers to these questions even before you step into the surgeon’s office for your consultation. Many women try out home tests using pantyhose filled with rice and other methods, but these are arbitrary and inaccurate ways to get the answers you need, especially when there are more scientific ways available to you.
One option you can use right now is the Natrelle® Pre-Consultation Kit – a complete pre-consultation sizing system that comes with implants, a sizing bra and educational products that give more information of what to expect from breast augmentation.
The Natrelle® Pre-Consultation Kit was created to guide women interested in breast augmentation test-drive their dreams of having a fuller figure a using scientifically-designed sizing system.
With the Natrelle® kit, you can try on different sizes of implants in the comfort of your bedroom and see how they look and feel without even stepping into a doctor’s office. Imagine going about your daily tasks as usual, and seeing the look on other people’s faces when they notice your bigger bust - before ever getting a cut with a scalpel.
Yes, we’ve all tried stuffing our bras with tissue or other “fillers” at some point. But when you’re considering life-changing surgery, you really want to be sure if augmentation is the right option for you, before you shell out hundreds of dollars on consultations.
For less than the cost of a meal, the Natrelle® Pre-Consultation Kit can help you find out all the answers to the questions above. Go to www.natrelle.com/kit to order yours now.