Thank you for the advice! I did my 1st consultation last week. She doesn't deal with insurance, but gave me the names of 2 plastic surgeons who do. She thinks I have a shot with partial insurance coverage. She noticed some skin breakdown on my lower back. I guess I hadn't thought about it but, I have no padding in the tushie area and I'm literally sitting on skin and my tailbone! I've got some long term lower back issues (they have been very quiet lately) that could be exacerbated sitting directly on my tailbone. So, I have a consult with 1 of the surgeons she recommended in a few weeks.

Long time since I've been on any of these forums. Does anyone have a name for a good plastic surgeon for a lower body lift?

In 2007, my highest recorded weight was 426 pounds. I lost a little but had my gastric bypass in 2009. I lost literally 1/2 of myself and got to 215. Unfortunately, that didn't last long. Then the surgery was redone in 2011. The surgery was a sucess (as far as I'm concerned) as I've always managed to stay under 300 pounds. Every so often, I'd lose some weight, but it came right back no matter what I did. Fast forward to 2024. My doctor suggested Wegovy. I rolled my eyes, but said, I'd try it. 18 months later I'm at size 12!!!! I have never been this skinny in my life. I can walk into a normal women's clothing store and purchase clothing! I'm essentially maintaining at 160, which my doctor is very happy with.

So now, I need a whole lower body lift. Mid-section (stomach, hips, tushie) and thighs. If those things are taken care of, clothes will fit me properly. While I'd love to do the batwings too, I feel like that's more cosmetic than functional. Of course, I'd like to try and get some of it covered by insurance if at all possible.

So if you have a name of a good metro Atlanta plastic surgeon, and one who's office is willing to at least make an attempt to talk to the insurance company, I'm all ears. For reference, I'm in Cobb/Paulding. I don't mind going to Buckhead or downtown, but I'm trying not to head to the northeast (Alpharetta, ******* Forsyth...).

Thank you, in advance for any suggestions!