[Prior cost approval for treatment of lipoedema: things to consider].

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Title
[Prior cost approval for treatment of lipoedema: things to consider].
Abstract
Lipoedema used to be a rather unknown disease. In the past five years, it has gained increasing awareness, especially through media attention. Besides non-surgical treatment by complex conservative decongestion, there are an increasing number of studies pointing out the potential of liposuction for a successful treatment of lipoedema. As a result, an increasing number of affected patients present to plastic surgeons and request correction and pain relief.As the German Federal Joint Committee (Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss (G-BA)) has not positively acknowledged liposuction as a treatment for lipoedema so far, coverage of the procedure by the statutory health insurance is still a decision on a by-case basis. Therefore, patients seeking liposuction treatment must apply for prior cost approval from the statutory health insurance in cooperation with their plastic surgeon. The review at hand provides a summary of the current prevailing legal norms and gives advice on how to apply for prior cost approval.
Publication
Handchirurgie, Mikrochirurgie, plastische Chirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Handchirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Mikrochirurgie der Peripheren Nerven und Gefasse : Organ der V...
Volume
51
Issue
2
Pages
139-143
Date
2019 Apr
Journal Abbr
Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir
Language
ger
ISSN
1439-3980 0722-1819
Rights
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.
Extra
Place: Germany
Citation
Motamedi, M., Herold, C., & Allert, S. (2019). [Prior cost approval for treatment of lipoedema: things to consider]. Handchirurgie, Mikrochirurgie, plastische Chirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen  Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Handchirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen  Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Mikrochirurgie der Peripheren Nerven und Gefasse : Organ der  V..., 51(2), 139–143. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-0826-4844