Plastic Surgery Prices
The cost of plastic surgery is dependent on a few factors. Primarily of course 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.
Cheap & Affordable Plastic Surgery
Further down this page you can read about US national averages from 2010 for different plastic surgery procedure prices. There are a few other factors to consider not connected to the actual procedure. One is the geographic location of your surgery.
Cheap Plastic Surgery
As far as cheap plastic surgery goes, many patients consider the option of going overseas for their procedure as the actual surgical costs can be much lower.
The cost of a tummy tuck in Thailand, for example, is much lower than the cost here in the United States. India is also a popular place known to have good quality plastic surgery services for very affordable prices.
Many international surgeons are of course just as good as the ones in the US, and do come at a much cheaper price. But overseas plastic surgery comes with its own set of risks as well. (You can read more on cheap plastic surgery at the bottom of this page.)
In the US, the cost of the surgery can differ from one state to another and on the expertise of the plastic surgeon. The more experienced the surgeon is, the more expensive his or her services are.
More factors in the overall cost of plastic surgery include the operating room and facility fees, anesthesia, lab fees and more, so bear in mind that plastic surgery is rarely "cheap" despite the price (typically only the surgeon's fee) you see advertised.
Actual Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery Prices
The following table gives an estimate of the total average cost including all the costs outlined earlier for some of the most popular cosmetic surgery procedures.
The next table gives you the 2010 US national average cost for only the surgeon fees.
The last table below gives you the 2010 cost by region.
| Procedures | Average Total Cost |
|---|---|
| Breast Augmentation | $6,000 |
| Breast Lift | $5,200 |
| Breast Reduction | $5,200 |
| Eyelid Surgery | $4,000 |
| Facelift | $8,500 |
| Liposuction | (one area) $4,000 |
| Male Breast Reduction | $5,200 |
| Rhinoplasty | $5,000 |
| Tummy Tuck | $6,400 |
National Average Plastic Surgery Cost per Procedure 2010
Surgeon/physician fees only. This does 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)
| Procedures | Surgeon Fee(ASAPS) | Surgeon Fee(ASPS) |
|---|---|---|
| Autologous Fat (injectable) | $1,763 | $1,700 |
| Botox | $398 | $375 |
| Breast Implant Removal | no data | $2,288 |
| Breast Augmentation (Implants) | $3,600* | $3,351 |
| Breast Lift | $4,401 | $4,207 |
| Breast Reduction in Men | $3,377 | $3,013 |
| Buttock Augmentation (Implants) | $4,459 | $4,500 |
| Buttock Lift | $4,950 | $4,379 |
| Cheek Implants | $2,732 | $2,739 |
| Chemical Peel | $679 | $706 |
| Chin Augmentation | $2,239 | $2,000 |
| Collagen, Bovine Injections | $473 | $475 |
| Dermabrasion | no data | $1,200 |
| Ear Surgery (Otoplasty) | $3,048 | $3,054 |
| Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) | $2,912 | $2,828 |
| Facelift | $6,629 | $6,231 |
| Forehead Lift | $3,173 | $3,161 |
| Hair Transplantation | no data | $4,676 |
| Hyaluronic Acid (Juvederm) | $558 | $547 |
| IPL Laser Treatment | $384 | $470 |
| Laser Hair Removal | $314 | $383 |
| Laser Skin Resurfacing (ablative) | $2,232 | $2,040 |
| Laser Skin Resurfacing (non-ablative) | $952 | $1,156 |
| Laser Treatment of Leg Veins | $351 | $404 |
| Lip Augmentation (surgical) | $2,022 | $1,683 |
| Liposuction | $2,914 | $2,884 |
| Lower Body Lift | $7,904 | $7,247 |
| Microdermabrasion | $123 | $146 |
| Polylactic Acid (Sculptra) | $897 | $940 |
| Polymethyl Methacrylate (Artefill) | no data | $1,099 |
| Rhinoplasty | $4,314 | $4,306 |
| Sclerotherapy | $344 | $354 |
| Thigh Lift | $4,882 | $4,507 |
| Tummy Tuck (abdominoplasty) | $5,332 | $5,130 |
| Upper Arm Lift | $4,070 | $3,729 |
| Vaginal Rejuvenation | no data | no data |
* Silicone gel implants are $3,797 whereas saline implants are somewhat cheaper with $3,486
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 injections | $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
Everybody wants to pay less for an excellent service. However, that's not the case with plastic surgery. What first seemed to be an affordable plastic surgery operation can later on become a very expensive one.
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 expectation.
Inexpensive surgery may not necessarily mean an unsafe and sub-standard operation however. The key when deciding on a cosmetic procedure and a surgeon is obviously to do the best research you can. If you really dig into the results from plastic surgeons who offer cut-rate prices, most inexpensive cosmetic surgeries give lesser quality results.
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When offered a low price, it is more than likely the doctor took a few shortcuts to save on cost and may even have compromised safety protocols.
When safety measures are taken for granted, risks and complications are bound to go up, and this is where "cheap" plastic surgery becomes very expensive - either due to a series of corrective surgeries to rectify the errors of the previous operation or through risk to your health.
Simply put, it's imperative that patients make sure they are getting the right plastic surgeon to perform any operation, regardless of cost.
Our advice is that you consider consulting a few surgeons before you make your decision.
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