{"id":50,"date":"2017-10-26T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-26T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sanmarcosinsurancegroup.com\/blog\/?p=50"},"modified":"2017-10-12T18:18:51","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T00:18:51","slug":"cosmetic-vs-reconstructive-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sanmarcosinsurancegroup.com\/blog\/cosmetic-vs-reconstructive-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Cosmetic vs. Reconstructive Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Definitions of something vary from person to person.&nbsp; The way we define something will make or break a decision, goal, or plan.&nbsp; It can be the deciding factor in whether an insurance approves a claim or prior authorization.&nbsp; When we define cosmetic and reconstructive surgery we can see how different they are.&nbsp; San Marcos Insurance Group wants to help by providing these definitions to residents in Chandler, AZ.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cosmetic Surgery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cosmetic surgery is a group of procedures or techniques which focuses on improving a person&rsquo;s appearance. &nbsp; Surgery usually focuses on the head, neck, and body.&nbsp; The goal is usually to improve aesthetic appeal and to improve confidence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When we look in the mirror we hope to see faces and bodies that are symmetrical and in proportion with the rest of your body.&nbsp; When these things are lacking we might opt to visit a cosmetic surgeon.&nbsp; It is important to know that these types of procedures are not something that insurance covers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reconstructive Surgery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reconstructive surgery is also known as plastic surgery and is done when there is damage to the body or&nbsp;face due to birth defect, injury, or trauma.&nbsp; Surgery is meant to correct the affected body part and restore function to the area.&nbsp; One such example of a reconstructive surgery is surgery to correct a cleft lip or cleft palate.&nbsp; When there is a need for reconstructive surgery insurance normally pays.<\/p>\n<p>San Marcos Insurance Group knows that there is a lot do and see in Chandler, AZ so they want you to feel free to call or email if you have any questions about these definitions.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Definitions of something vary from person to person.&nbsp; The way we define something will make or break a decision, goal, or plan.&nbsp; It can be the deciding factor in whether an insurance approves a claim or prior authorization.&nbsp; When we define cosmetic and reconstructive surgery we can see how different they are.&nbsp; San Marcos Insurance [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[9],"class_list":["post-50","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-insurance","tag-san-marcos-insurance-group-blog-order-october-2017"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sanmarcosinsurancegroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sanmarcosinsurancegroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sanmarcosinsurancegroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanmarcosinsurancegroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanmarcosinsurancegroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanmarcosinsurancegroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanmarcosinsurancegroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50\/revisions\/51"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sanmarcosinsurancegroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanmarcosinsurancegroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanmarcosinsurancegroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}