Guest guest Posted July 16, 2004 Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 Hey Folks, I am a male 18 year-old past his growing age with an underbite. I very much want orthognathic surgery to correct my bite, but my parents are extremely against the idea. They are afraid of the pain I will experience and they don't trust the procedure because my aunt received a similar surgery to correct a breathing problem that kept her from sleeping, but the surgery ended up making things worse for her. In addition, they can not afford a 30-35 thousand dollar price tag and our insurance plan does not cover orthognathic surgery. I understand from reading posts that if you appeal to your insurance company multiple times they usually will end up helping you with the cost, but how common is that really and how much do they usually cover in the end? I would like to have my facts straight before I confront my parents again. Any advice on how to begin such a conversation with my parents would be greatly appreciated. Its hard for them to understand that the benefits of the surgery greatly outweigh the pain associated with the procedure. Thanks in advance. Canitrius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2004 Report Share Posted July 17, 2004 Your surgeon needs to show convincingly that there are/will be health problems resulting from your bad bite. For example if you have lost teeth, or are in danger of losing teeth, or are biting and injuring yourself, the insurance company will likely approve. In preparing the letter to appeal to the insurance company, your surgeon should consult with your orthodontist and dentist to make sure your case history is fully understood, and to get everyone's opinions included. If your surgery is simply to correct a cosmetic problem, it will not likely fly with your insurance company. Jay > Hey Folks, > > I am a male 18 year-old past his growing age with an underbite. I > very much want orthognathic surgery to correct my bite, but my > parents are extremely against the idea. They are afraid of the pain > I will experience and they don't trust the procedure because my aunt > received a similar surgery to correct a breathing problem that kept > her from sleeping, but the surgery ended up making things worse for > her. In addition, they can not afford a 30-35 thousand dollar price > tag and our insurance plan does not cover orthognathic surgery. I > understand from reading posts that if you appeal to your insurance > company multiple times they usually will end up helping you with the > cost, but how common is that really and how much do they usually > cover in the end? I would like to have my facts straight before I > confront my parents again. Any advice on how to begin such a > conversation with my parents would be greatly appreciated. Its hard > for them to understand that the benefits of the surgery greatly > outweigh the pain associated with the procedure. Thanks in advance. > > Canitrius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 Another thing: how long ago did your aunt have her surgery? My father-in-law had lower advancement 20 years ago, and it's amazing how much things changed from when he had his surgery versus when I had my upper and lower surgery a little over a year ago. Advances in medical technology should be taken into account. > > Hey Folks, > > > > I am a male 18 year-old past his growing age with an underbite. I > > very much want orthognathic surgery to correct my bite, but my > > parents are extremely against the idea. They are afraid of the > pain > > I will experience and they don't trust the procedure because my > aunt > > received a similar surgery to correct a breathing problem that > kept > > her from sleeping, but the surgery ended up making things worse > for > > her. In addition, they can not afford a 30-35 thousand dollar > price > > tag and our insurance plan does not cover orthognathic surgery. I > > understand from reading posts that if you appeal to your insurance > > company multiple times they usually will end up helping you with > the > > cost, but how common is that really and how much do they usually > > cover in the end? I would like to have my facts straight before I > > confront my parents again. Any advice on how to begin such a > > conversation with my parents would be greatly appreciated. Its > hard > > for them to understand that the benefits of the surgery greatly > > outweigh the pain associated with the procedure. Thanks in > advance. > > > > Canitrius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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