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By: Uchenna Ani-okoye

Cost of the Average Plastic Surgery Procedure

When thinking about having elective plastic or cosmetic surgery, the first thing that may come to mind is what it will cost. How are you able to know whether or not you are being overcharged or undercharged by the surgeon? The costs of the procedures will vary depending on the surgeon, depending on the type of procedure that you want, the part of the world you’re in, and your general health condition. Below I’m going to outline the most common prices for the most common procedures.

The most common procedures that were carried out on women in the year 2007 according to an American study were: lipoplasty, breast augmentation, abdominoplasty, eyelid surgery and the reduction of the breasts.

Close to 400,000 breast procedures were performed in the year 2007. The patient will typically choose between having saline or silicone implants. The cost of saline implants costs anywhere from $3800 to $4000. In addition to that, over 150,000 breast reduction procedures were carried out. The average price for breast reductions in the same year was around $5400.

The cost of the tummy tuck or abdominoplasty average anywhere from $5200 to $5400; suction assisted lipoplasty on the other hand costs around the $300 mark, while the ultra sound assisted variety cost within the range of $3000. Finally, eyelid surgery which is also known as bleharoplasty will typically cost a patient about $3000.

When it came to men, the five most common procedures were: eyelid surgery, liposuction, reduction of male breasts, rhinoplasty and hair transplants. The cost of breast reduction liposuction and eyelid surgery is no different for what it costs for women. Nose reduction (rhinoplasty) will costs you around $4400 and hair transplants no more than $6000.

If the price that you are quoted by your surgeon is considerably lower or higher than the prices that I’ve listed, then it’s in your best interested to find out why.