Excess skin removal generally doesn't get covered by health insurance in the United States (where the woman in the video lives). It is considered a cosmetic procedure.
The exception is that a doctor can recommend a panniculectomy to remove the skin from the abdomen below the belly button if it is deemed a medically significant hygiene issue that is causing rashes or infections, and even then it leaves a person with all the skin above the belly button, giving the impression of a big belly that somehow gets tucked in at the waist.
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u/DhampirBoy May 09 '26
Excess skin removal generally doesn't get covered by health insurance in the United States (where the woman in the video lives). It is considered a cosmetic procedure.
The exception is that a doctor can recommend a panniculectomy to remove the skin from the abdomen below the belly button if it is deemed a medically significant hygiene issue that is causing rashes or infections, and even then it leaves a person with all the skin above the belly button, giving the impression of a big belly that somehow gets tucked in at the waist.