Such surgeries come under the cosmetic surgery category, which is excluded from the purview of health insurance coverage, according to the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irda) norms.
While the surgeons demand bariatric surgeries be kept out of the cosmetic surgery category, insurers are not comfortable covering this procedure.
Bariatric surgery involves a surgical procedure through which the size of the stomach is curtailed, leading to reduced consumption of calories. The cost of surgeries range from Rs 2 lakh to several
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