SA Health elective surgery policy directive version	Criteria for offering abdominoplasty in the public hospital system
August 2011*	Disabling or persistent physical discomfort Intertrigo
July 2018#	Wedge excision of abdominal apron, or radical abdominoplasty, or circumferential lipectomy, if: there is intertrigo or another skin condition that risks loss of skin integrity and has failed 3 months of conventional (or non-surgical) treatment; and the abdominal apron / redundant skin and fat interfere with the activities of daily living; and the weight has been stable for at least 6 months following significant weight loss (at least 5 body mass index points) before the lipectomy Lipectomy, radical abdominoplasty in the context of a demonstrated anterior abdominal wall defect that is a consequence of the surgical removal of a large intra-abdominal or pelvic tumour