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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have Kaiser and they told me nothing cosmetic will be covered. We are definitely looking at out of pocket expenses, so at this point I'm just wanting to find the best plastic surgeon with a lot of pediatric experience so she has minimal scarring, etc.
-OP

It might not be hard for a plastic surgeon to label the mole "suspicious". I also was willing to pay out of pocket for the gnarly mole on DS's face, but when doc insisted on a pathology report, then insurance kicked in.

Kaiser is going to be tricky because providers are encouraged to not upcode since they are employed by the plan.
It's much more likely that a provider billing to Blue Cross (for example) will code something benign as "potentially malignant."

I have an appt with our Kaiser dermatologist the end of this month but I know she won’t do anything cosmetic. I just want to hear her recommendation before committing to the plastic surgery route. We have a consult with a plastic surgeon this week too.
-OP

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Anonymous wrote: Chris Chang is a plastic surgeon who worked for 10 or so years first as a pediatric facial plastic surgeon. He is amazing and could remove the moles with next to no scarring.

Thank you! I just called him.
-OP

Good job OP!

I haven't seen him for moles or brought in a kid, but I have been to him for other things for myself and he is wonderful, both as a surgeon and as a person. I am not surprised he spent a decade working with kids, he has just the demeanor for that.

I sent Dr Chang multiple photos of my DD’s face and he basically said he doesn’t recommend removing them because they’d be replaced with scars. He referred me to skindcderm.com — I’m worried everyone will say the same thing as he did though. 😞
-OP

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have Kaiser and they told me nothing cosmetic will be covered. We are definitely looking at out of pocket expenses, so at this point I'm just wanting to find the best plastic surgeon with a lot of pediatric experience so she has minimal scarring, etc.
-OP

It might not be hard for a plastic surgeon to label the mole "suspicious". I also was willing to pay out of pocket for the gnarly mole on DS's face, but when doc insisted on a pathology report, then insurance kicked in.

Kaiser is going to be tricky because providers are encouraged to not upcode since they are employed by the plan.
It's much more likely that a provider billing to Blue Cross (for example) will code something benign as "potentially malignant."

OP, let us know how it goes!

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Anonymous wrote:Some people think they are absolutely beautiful. I don't love my freckles (I was a sun princess as a youngster and wish I'd been more careful). But my husband adores them. Can you find a picture of a beautiful celeb/actress with freckles?

Can you? The answer is no because they don't exist. Lindsay Lohan is the closest and even she had. Lot of hers covered in movies.

What about Megsies?

Anonymous wrote:We have Kaiser and they told me nothing cosmetic will be covered. We are definitely looking at out of pocket expenses, so at this point I'm just wanting to find the best plastic surgeon with a lot of pediatric experience so she has minimal scarring, etc.
-OP

I posted the Richmond provider post. If they are typical moles, just bigger darker versions of freckles, they can be removed by the radiowave doctor offers. The whole thing will take a few minutes. Will be totally healed about three weeks. May have a slightly little pink spot will want to keep out of the sun this summer. No big deal at all. Don't worry about scars.

Anonymous wrote:We have Kaiser and they told me nothing cosmetic will be covered. We are definitely looking at out of pocket expenses, so at this point I'm just wanting to find the best plastic surgeon with a lot of pediatric experience so she has minimal scarring, etc.
-OP

It might not be hard for a plastic surgeon to label the mole "suspicious". I also was willing to pay out of pocket for the gnarly mole on DS's face, but when doc insisted on a pathology report, then insurance kicked in.

Anonymous wrote:We have Kaiser and they told me nothing cosmetic will be covered. We are definitely looking at out of pocket expenses, so at this point I'm just wanting to find the best plastic surgeon with a lot of pediatric experience so she has minimal scarring, etc.
-OP

We were willing to pay, but some moles carry enough of an increased cancer risk insurance will cover. We learned that when we took her in. The mole my daughter had removed had a 3% melanoma risk, and it was coded to be covered for that reason. Just a thought for you. Her scar is beautiful. Dr. Oh uses computer technology to design his surgeries for minimal scarring.

We have Kaiser and they told me nothing cosmetic will be covered. We are definitely looking at out of pocket expenses, so at this point I'm just wanting to find the best plastic surgeon with a lot of pediatric experience so she has minimal scarring, etc.
-OP

Last week my 5yo DD had a mole removed from her eyelid area by Dr. Oh (plastic surgeon) out of Children's. He is wonderful! It is a week today and her eye is almost back to normal size, and the scar is going to be almost invisible (it is a 1.5 inch incision). Insurance totally covered the procedure. It was general anesthesia.

As soon as I was a grownup and had money, I had all of my facial and neck (ugh) moles removed, including a big one right in my eyebrow. Zero regrets. If my kid has a lot of moles, I will support her getting them removed as well.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Chris Chang is a plastic surgeon who worked for 10 or so years first as a pediatric facial plastic surgeon. He is amazing and could remove the moles with next to no scarring.

Thank you! I just called him.
-OP

Good job OP!

I haven't seen him for moles or brought in a kid, but I have been to him for other things for myself and he is wonderful, both as a surgeon and as a person. I am not surprised he spent a decade working with kids, he has just the demeanor for that.

As someone with fair skin and a lot of freckles, I want to mention that diligent sunscreen use may not make the freckles go away completely, so I think embracing the freckles along with reinforcing good sun protection is the best option. I always wear good SPF and stay in the shade as much as possible and still freckle. For me, any sun exposure, even with SPF, brings out freckles (less in the winter when I spend more time inside, more in the summer when I’m outside more and the sun is stronger).

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/q-and-a-freckles-and-your-skin/

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some people think they are absolutely beautiful. I don't love my freckles (I was a sun princess as a youngster and wish I'd been more careful). But my husband adores them. Can you find a picture of a beautiful celeb/actress with freckles?

Can you? The answer is no because they don't exist. Lindsay Lohan is the closest and even she had. Lot of hers covered in movies.

https://cafemom.com/lifestyle/200840-17_female_celebrities_whove_embraced

Anonymous wrote:Some people think they are absolutely beautiful. I don't love my freckles (I was a sun princess as a youngster and wish I'd been more careful). But my husband adores them. Can you find a picture of a beautiful celeb/actress with freckles?

Can you? The answer is no because they don't exist. Lindsay Lohan is the closest and even she had. Lot of hers covered in movies.