by Carol » Wed Jun 27, 2001 8:48 am
I know this is probably too late as I only just discovered this web site. But, I am a 32 year old woman with a cleft lip and palate and I've had the rhinoplasty--among other surgeries. The results are well worth it. I don't regret it at all. And as for paying for it, your insurance company should cover it because your nose is flattened from a birth defect--it should NOT be considered as purely cosmetic. I've had to deal with a couple of insurance companies over the years. One was great and one was not. The one that was not I fought until my case was sent to an independent group outside of the insurance company. End result: the insurance company HAD to pay for it. Try you insurance company and fight them if they try to deny it. The other alternative is that some surgeons have payment plans. Good luck!