Quick Cosmetic Surgery Pricing...

Quick Cosmetic Surgery Pricing

Every time patients plan to undergo a cosmetic surgery procedure, a crucial factor that they need to consider is the cost of the procedure. More often than not, the price of the plastic surgery procedure greatly affects the patient's decision whether to go ahead with the operation or not. On this page we elaborate and give you answers on the following statements

There are many factors determining your eventual plastic surgery procedure cost.

Actual plastic & cosmetic surgery prices for different procedures.

Why cheap plastic surgery can be dangerous and eventually become expensive for you.

There are many factors determining your eventual plastic surgery procedure cost

The cost of plastic surgery is dependent on various factors. Firstly, you have the cost for the actual procedure. This cost is determined by the number of areas treated, the amount of work involved, medications, potential anesthesia, potential medical tests, surgical garments or other miscellaneous fees related to the surgery . Later on this page you can read about national averages on different plastic surgery procedure prices.

Secondly, there are other factors that determine the cost not connected to the actual procedure. Primarily, the geographic location. For instance, the cost of a tummy tuck in Thailand is lower than the cost here in the United States. India is a popular place which is known to have good quality plastic surgery services for very affordable prices. Many of the surgeons are just as good as the ones in the US, read more on cheap plastic surgery in the end of this article. Also in the US, even the cost of the surgery differs from one state to another as you will see in the succeeding figures. Moreover, the expertise of the plastic surgeon is also considered. The more experienced the surgeon is, the more expensive his services are. Even more factors include operating room and facility fees, and lab fees.

Bear in mind that, most often, plastic surgery is not cheap. Many ads in the market only give you the surgeon fee for the actual procedure and don’t include the cost for facilities, anesthesia and other costs we talked about earlier.

Actual plastic & cosmetic surgery prices for different procedures.

And though more and more people are getting acquainted with plastic surgery and are seriously considering going under the knife, it's the cost of the procedure that really scares them away. Thus, it is then crucial for patients to know exactly how much they are going to pay for the procedures they are planning to get. The following table gives you an estimate of the total average cost including all the costs we outlined earlier in the introduction for some of the most popular procedures. Then the next table gives you the national average cost for the procedure only including the surgeon fees. And the last table below gives you the cost by region.

ProceduresAverage Total Cost
Breast Augmentation $6,000
Breast Lift $5,200
Breast Reduction $5,200
Eyelid Surgery $4,000
Facelift $8,500
Liposuction (one area) $4,00
Male Breast Reduction $5,200
Rhinoplasty $5,000
Tummy Tuck $6,400

National Average Plastic Surgery Cost per Procedure 2009 -

Surgeon/physician fees only. They do not include costs for surgical facility, anesthesia, medical tests, prescriptions, surgical garments or other miscellaneous fees related to surgery given earlier in this article. Data taken from ASAPS (American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery) and ASPS (American Society of Plastic Surgeons)

ProceduresSurgeon Fee( ASAPS) Surgeon Fee (ASPS)

Autologous Fat (injectable) $1,797 $1,647
Botox $376 $405
Breast Implant Removal N/A $2,211
Breast Augmentation $3,700* $3,311
Breast Lift $4,414 $4,185
Breast Reduction in Men $3,294 $3,099
Buttock Augmentation $4,200 $4,360
Buttock Lift $4,675 $4,165
Calcium hydroxylapatite (Radiesse) $680 $649
Cellulite Treatment N/A $225
Cheek Implant $2,732 $2,550
Chemical Peel $719 $764
Chin Augmentation $2,269 $2,058
Collagen, Bovine $467 $480
Dermabrasion $1,429 $1,123
Ear Surgery (Otoplasty) $3,104 $3,009
Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) $2,717 $2,809
Facelift $6,881 $6,396
Forehead Lift $3,276 $3,155
Hair Transplantation $5,218 $4,338
Hyaluronic Acid (Juvederm) $562 $592
IPL Laser Treatment $477 $491
Laser Hair Removal $331 $405
Laser Skin Resurfacing (ablative) $2,424 $2,193
Laser Skin Resurfacing (non-ablative) $1,030 $1,167
Laser Treatment of Leg Veins $402 400
Lip Augmentation (surgical) $2 017 $1,736
Liposuction $2,803 $2,769
Lower Body Lift $7,809 $7,141
Microdermabrasion $127 $152
Polylactic Acid (Sculptra) $1,071 $1,060
Polymethyl Methacrylate (Artefill) $1,253 $1,384
Rhinoplasty $4,493 $4,216
Sclerotherapy $332 $356
Thigh Lift $4,629 $4,329
Tummy Tuck (abdominoplasty) $5,381 $4936
Upper Arm Lift $3,878 $3,568
Vaginal Rejuvenation $2,689 N/A

* Silicone gel implants is $3,860 whereas saline implants are somewhat cheaper with $3,541

Cosmetic Surgery Price by Region – data taken from ASAPS (The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery)

Region 1: CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT
Region 2: IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI

Region 3: FL, GA, NC, SC, VA, WV
Region 4: AL, AR, KY, LA, MS, OK, TN, TX
Region 5: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY

Procedure	Region 1	Region 2	Region 3	Region 4	Region 5
Tummy tuck	$4,995	$3,926	$4,175	$3,681	$4,247
Eyelid Surgery	$3,063	$2,254	$2,199	$2,143	$2,378
Botox injection	$510	$377	$502	$382	$369
Breast aug.	$3,949	$2,820	$2,936	$2,739	$3,248
Chemical peel	$741	$837	$728	$653	$753
Liposuction*	$2,746	$2,277	$2,289	$2,246	$2,699

* Average for suction-assisted and ultrasound assisted methods
Note: Figures represent physician or surgeon fees only. They do not include costs for surgical facility, anesthesia, medical tests, prescriptions, surgical garments or other miscellaneous fees related to surgery.

Why cheap plastic surgery can be dangerous and eventually become expensive for you.

Everybody wants to pay less for an excellent service. However, that's not the case withplastic surgery. The norm says that when you expect a highly successful plastic surgery operation, you need to hire a competent plastic surgeon. And a skilled surgeon charges more. Though this is not always true in all cases, (there might be great plastic surgeons who are charging less than their worth), most people agree that this is generally the trend.

Inexpensive surgery may not necessarily mean an unsafe and sub-standard operation. When deciding on a cosmetic procedure, hunt for a competent plastic surgeon. However, most inexpensive cosmetic surgeries give shoddy results, considering that the doctor tends to take shortcuts to save on cost, thereby compromising safety protocols. And when safety measures are taken for granted, risks and complications are bound to take place. This is where cheap plastic surgery becomes very expensive since the patient could be subjected to a series of corrective surgeries in order to rectify the errors of the previous operation.

It is then imperative that patients make sure they are getting the right plastic surgeon to perform the operation; whatever the actual surgery cost may be. The success or failure of the entire procedures relies heavily on this decision. Our advice is that you consider seeing a few surgeons before you make your decision. A good start is to use the form provided up on the right side of this page to get connected to one or more board certified plastic surgeons.

A couple of key questions to ask your potential surgeon;

• What is included in the fee given by the surgeon? Does it include all costs; anesthesia fee, medications, potential medical tests, surgical garments, operating room or other miscellaneous fees related to the surgery or does it just include the surgeon’s fee for this specific surgery only?
• Are there any payment or finance plans available for you?