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(I'm not sure what this means... would I be horrified at an in depth explanation?)
Basically your belly button is anchored inside (on a kind of stalk). When you have fat hanging, it stretches out the belly button (think like a T shape instead of a O). This is what causes fat to hang with that indentation in the middle, the belly button hold is stronger in the center so the fat 'splits' if you're very heavy or have an unfortunate weight distribution.
A panni will remove any hang, but that's it. They don't touch anything else. So, if you have a roll, or a fat shelf above it still, there is no movement down to smooth anything out. A tummy tuck disengages the belly button you have and pulls everything down to smooth everything in the area, then usually the surgeon will create a new belly button in the correct place of the newly formed, smoother, stomach area.
TLDR: From an insurance view point they will remove the hanging skin to stop medical issues, but they don't give a shit about it looking good later, so they'll (rarely, on occasion, with documented proof of the irritation over a long period of time with no other solutions) approve the removal of hang, but not the more cosmetically pleasing choice.
Edit: I am not the only one who answered this and should have checked the thread properly first.
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