Five Plastic Surgery Facts
by Drone on December 3rd, 2007- Breast implants are the third fastest growing form of plastic surgery in the US.
- Breast augmentation costs $3,600 on average.
- Breast augmentation can lead to a perforated lung, but does so less than 1% of the time.
- Breast reduction was the fifth most common reconstructive surgery in 2006.
- Choosing a doctor: The gold standard is a doctor board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, the board recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties, which sets standards for all medical specialties. The American Board of Cosmetic Surgery is a self-governing board, and is not overseen by the American Board of Medical Specialties.
Wondering about the fastest growing surgeries or the costs of other surgeries? Check out the full story.
[From: Centre Daily Times]
December 3rd, 2007 at 12:37 pm
Good information, Drone. The ABPS is definitely the main credential you want your doctor to possess.
Ladies keep in mind that $3600 probably refers to the average surgeon fee + implant cost, not the total cost of the procedure. You also usually pay around $500+ for anesthesia and a surgery center fee or hospital bed fee of $1000+.
I think the average total procedure cost is $5,500 for saline implants.
December 3rd, 2007 at 1:06 pm
I am looking into another surgeon that is closer…and it may change my total again, but this time it should go down. Not sure if I am going to or not but this article helped me to make some important notes before I call, Thanks Drone
December 4th, 2007 at 3:32 am
i just thought that 3,600 was low and thought i should go through the MFI boob job costs and see what the average is here. However as some of Hall of fame profile are deleted i couldn’t do that. Maybe Jason could give the average cost for a boob job here on MFI. i believe it will be higher than 5.5k because of different currencies.
December 4th, 2007 at 7:48 am
Thank you for the article Drone…it is very informative and I’ve added a few things on my list of questions I am going to ask the doctor when I do my consult.
December 4th, 2007 at 1:18 pm
You’re right CCR. The average is a over $6,000 mainly because of the UK where surgeries average $8,000. Drone’s article and my figure only pertain to the US.