All I was having a pedi done and the lady sitting next to me was having hers done prior to having her full body lift. I asked her how expensive it is to have the lift and she said her surgeon is doing it for no cost as she is having it done at burn center and donating thr excess skin to burn patients.. Now that brings a whole new meaning to being a doner. Our fat killing us saving someone else...

Interesting.

Very interesting... I wouldn't have thought of that..

I would definitely donate my excess skin if I were given the choice.

Um where can I find out about this process! Very interested as well!

The link below might help. They stress talking to your plastic surgeon first.

http://www.ehow.com/how_5403044_donate-skin-after-weight-loss.html

Is this legitimate? That would be great to get the surgery for free when insurance won't cover it due to it being cosmetic.

Everything that I have found spells out how you WILL NOT get your surgery for free nor reimbursed for it because of the legality of PURCHASING an organ which is illegal...

I wasn't even worried about the free surgery because I would donate my excess skin even if I had to pay full price for the surgery. I figure they are going to throw it away anyways, so if they can put it to good use then that would be great.

My insurance covers it if its "medically necessary " causing rashes or irritation and such and u have to wait at least a year after surgery to apply. My friend told me they donate the skin to burn victims as well.

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I wanted to content pp. this so I could see it later

Everything that I have found spells out how you WILL NOT get your surgery for free nor reimbursed for it because of the legality of PURCHASING an organ which is illegal...

This is very interesting and I heard of it prior to surgery

Maybe they gave her financial aid to help her pay for the surgery. She said she was oringinally over 400 pounds.