Great of that guy that he managed to lose that much body mass! Let's hope he lives in a civilized country where he can get the excess skin removal subsidized due to the health impact and high risk of fungal infections
Whenever this comes up I think of that one guy who was told to lose more weight in order to qualify for the operation to have the excess skin removed. Except he had already reached the ideal weight underneath all of that excess.
Unfortunately, he could not make the hospital understand that if he lost that amount of extra weight, he would actually be severely underweight to the point of being in danger of his life.
Something they would apparently only be able to comprehend once he'd lost the dangerous amount of weight and had the surgery.
He couldn't even sue for malpractice because they hadn't actually done anything.
Caveat: This was in the UK, and he wanted the operation on the NHS which would have been cost free. It's possible the hospital were being incompetent on purpose because they didn't want to do the operation and were hoping he'd go private - read "give money" - either there or elsewhere.
But it's more likely that the incompetence stemmed from inflexible (mis)application of guidelines about patients' weight before operations.
Horrible story, did it turn out alright for him in the end?
My Mom's been trying to get that done for years, but we live in 'Merica. Her insurance considered it cosmetic, even though it has a health impact, like you said.
I was surprised they gave her the bellyband, and that's actually really helped. She's never had a terrible diet, but she was pushing 300lb +. I'm a foot taller than her, and I weigh 145lb for reference.
She now weighs 165lb, I believe; It's a sensitive topic. She still has to cover herself in baby powder and wears compression EVERYTHING (pants, sleeves, etc...) to hide her folds. God damn the American Healthcare system.
I hope she manages to get assistance, just losing so much weight is worthy of a trophy
Great of that guy that he managed to lose that much body mass! Let's hope he lives in a civilized country where he can get the excess skin removal subsidized due to the health impact and high risk of fungal infections
Whenever this comes up I think of that one guy who was told to lose more weight in order to qualify for the operation to have the excess skin removed. Except he had already reached the ideal weight underneath all of that excess.
Unfortunately, he could not make the hospital understand that if he lost that amount of extra weight, he would actually be severely underweight to the point of being in danger of his life.
Something they would apparently only be able to comprehend once he'd lost the dangerous amount of weight and had the surgery.
He couldn't even sue for malpractice because they hadn't actually done anything.
Caveat: This was in the UK, and he wanted the operation on the NHS which would have been cost free. It's possible the hospital were being incompetent on purpose because they didn't want to do the operation and were hoping he'd go private - read "give money" - either there or elsewhere.
But it's more likely that the incompetence stemmed from inflexible (mis)application of guidelines about patients' weight before operations.
Horrible story, did it turn out alright for him in the end?
My Mom's been trying to get that done for years, but we live in 'Merica. Her insurance considered it cosmetic, even though it has a health impact, like you said.
I was surprised they gave her the bellyband, and that's actually really helped. She's never had a terrible diet, but she was pushing 300lb +. I'm a foot taller than her, and I weigh 145lb for reference.
She now weighs 165lb, I believe; It's a sensitive topic. She still has to cover herself in baby powder and wears compression EVERYTHING (pants, sleeves, etc...) to hide her folds. God damn the American Healthcare system.
I hope she manages to get assistance, just losing so much weight is worthy of a trophy