Has anyone heard

[Vickie1177 0]

If the Shriners Hospital does Tummy Tucks for free.

I was at a Lap Band meeting and someone was talking about it. they said that the donate your skin to the burn victums...

Let me know

[neenagh 0]

Wow, I'd be really interested in finding out about this too!!!

[Chris S. - L.I. 0]

What I've heard is that this really isn't true because the skin from weight loss patients is so stretched that it's really not healthy enough for skin grafts. I did see another post somewhere about another use for skin from WLS patients and I will try to find it.

[RHCPgirl 0]

I saw something about this on the news. It was a lady who ended up with tons (was not even able to get in her car) of extra skin after being banded. The skin was donated to burn victims, but I believe the dr who did the Tummy Tuck did it for free because of her situation. I only was able to half pay attention.

[NewSho 20]

The story about free TT's for skin donation is pretty much an urban myth. I saw the actual news clip of the woman that RHCPGirl mentioned but hers was a special case.

We're pretty much on our own for TT's and such. But it's worth it (especially if the insurance pays for all or part or it.)

[martiejane 0]

yeah,I read somewhere on the internet that it was a dr. in birmingham,Al . now how much truth to that I don't know.