RECONSTRUCTIVE // NOT COSMETIC

The word "aesthetic" has cost your practice enough.

PlastFlow builds objective, data-driven motivations that reframe every case around documented pathology and function — so the algorithm that auto-rejects "cosmetic" procedures never gets the chance.

Motivation · DraftCASE-2026-0418

Dear Reviewer,

With reference to the above member, the patient is requesting breast reduction to improve her appearance.

Supporting evidence: Schinkel grade III · Estimated resection ≥ 500 g per side · 18 months conservative management.

SAMA 0315 · ICD-10 N62Declined
EXCLUSION 3.1 // THE PATTERN

Gigantomastia, septal deviation, scar contracture — declined on sight.

South African medical aids routinely flag plastic and reconstructive procedures as cosmetic by default, regardless of documented functional impairment. The decision is often algorithmic, made before a clinician ever reads the file.

The burden then falls on the surgeon's admin team to prove, case by case, that this isn't elective — using language the scheme's review process is built to recognise, not the language a surgeon naturally writes in clinical notes.

MODULES // 01–04

Built to make "cosmetic" indefensible.

01

Patient Records

Full surgical history and medical aid details, always current.

02

Procedure Library

Reconstructive, oncoplastic, trauma, and congenital codes — mapped to the right ICD-10 every time.

03

Functional Evidence Matrix

Procedure-specific checklists that capture the exact objective data each case needs — resection weight, NOSE score, Vancouver Scar Scale, and more.

04

Authorization Lab & Appeals

Motivations that reframe automatically. Appeals that cite CMS Circular 40 of 2014 back at the scheme.

WORKFLOW // 5 STEPS

From patient to a case the scheme can't dismiss.

  1. 01
    Patient
    Step 1
  2. 02
    Procedure
    Step 2
  3. 03
    Functional Evidence
    Step 3
  4. 04
    Clinical Notes
    Step 4
  5. 05
    Motivation
    Step 5
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