r/The10thDentist • u/slclgbt • 1d ago

Society/Culture Healthy weight loss should be rewarded with free/optional excess skin removal and other elective cosmetic surgeries.

I want to make it clear that there is nothing wrong with excess skin or stretch marks. They are 100% natural, especially if someone is loosing weight or battling obesity.

But I think it would be a huge incentive to those wanting to get healthier if they knew any excess skin they may have can be removed if they would like it to be (without costing an arm and a leg).

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u/BiKingSquid 1d ago

Yes, this is exactly the kind of Public Health measure we in Canada love. Financial benefits if you provide proof you worked with a doctor to lose a lot of weight, giving discounts to surgeries that are considered elective.

The reduction of stress in the healthcare system is more than worth that incentive. 

But it'd never happen in a country with a private medical system. 

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u/rch-out 1d ago

wait this exists? that is amazing

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u/BiKingSquid 1d ago

My only experience is my grandfather's gastric bypass not costing him anything after he proved he could keep the weight off, but I believe so.