Insurance and breast restoration

I've lost more than 250 pounds, and my breasts are just bags of skin and glandular tissue.

I'm going for a plastics consult next month.

Has anyone successfully had breast work done where insurance covered it?

I'm not ignoring you - i just don't know of anyone who's had insurance cover it in this particular cir****tance. I know people who've had masectomies and insurance covered their reconstruction - and I've known people (non-WLS people) who've had insurance cover breast reduction surgeries because the weight of their breasts was causing them a lot of back and/or shoulder pain, but that's it. It'd be unusual for insurance to cover something like this unless it's causing some kind of medical problem. If it is causing problems, then make sure you have a strong paper trail from your doctor - maybe they can make a case for you.

No, insurance did not cover my breast lift. My plastic surgeon said insurance will only pay if a certain amount of fat/tissue is removed (as in a reduction). Perhaps if you have a history of documented skin infections and treatments due to the excess skin you may have better luck.