Reconstructive Nose Surgery?
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Last summer I got attacked by some hood rats walking home from school. The result was a fractured nose. When it healed, my nose was crooked. At the time, my mom had health insurance and the reconstructive surgery would’ve been fully covered but I didn’t want to be absent from school for too long so I planned to wait for the winter break. Unfortunately before break, my family moved to a new city and my mom got a new job but it did not come with the health benefits.
Now over one year later, my nose is still crooked and I would like to have it corrected. But not only do I want it straightened, i’d like it narrower via plastic surgery I suppose.
Now my questions are… How would I get this started? My benefits from work don’t cover a surgery. Should I find a new health insurance policy that covers a reconstructive surgery?
Which would you recommend? And is it common to have the insurance cover the ‘nose-straightening’ surgery and the ‘narrowing’ via plastic surgery?
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Tags: Cost, of, Rhinoplasty
July 30th, 2010 at 3:35 am
Some insurance companies will cover rhinoplasty’s if the doctor is doing it for a medical reason. The most common medical reason is a restriction of airflow. If that is the case you very well may be in luck. In other cases insurance companies will cover for a deviated septum (basically one nasal airway passage is larger than the other, though may not be noticable) and facial damage. However if your insurance does not cover this it is going to cost you between $4000 – $12000.
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July 30th, 2010 at 3:35 am
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July 30th, 2010 at 3:35 am
if you can find a surgeon who diagnoses it as a reconstructive surgery instead of cosmetic you can get it covered
July 30th, 2010 at 3:35 am
sounds like cosmetic surgery to me. sorry.