7 Factors That Affect Breast Augmentation Cost

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You’vedecidedtohavebreastaugmentationsurgery,butyouhaven’tchosenyoursurgeonyet. Youwanttofindaveryskilledsurgeonwithyearsofexperience.Youalsowanttoknowthe financialexpenseofthesurgeryitselfifyouchoosethemostfamoussurgeonorthesurgical methodthat’smorecomplexbutlesslikelytoleaveyouwithscarring.Youwanttobesatisfied withthefacility’spatientcareandthebestsurgicalresults.Butyoualsohaveyourbudgetto consider.

Youresearchedsurgeonsinyourareaandcreatedashortlistofpossibilities–butyouhavea questionaboutpricing.Whydoesonesurgeonchargeasignificantlydifferentpricethanthe other?Whatmakesthecostofbreastaugmentationvary?Let'slookatthesevenmainfactors thataffectbreastaugmentationcost.

Whilemanydifferentthingsaffectyourestimatedsurgicalcosts,thesesevenfactorswillplay primaryrolesindecidingthefinalpriceofyourbreastaugmentation.

1. Consultation&Pre-OpAppointments

Beforeyoudecideonasurgeon,youshouldattendaconsultationappointment.Youcan betterunderstandthesurgeon’sskilllevelandthefacility’senvironmentduringyour consultation.Thesurgeoncansharewhatsurgicaltechniques,typeofimplants,incision placement,etc.,theyrecommendforyourspecificcase.Theywillthengiveyouan estimateofyouroverallsurgerycost.

Youmayalsoneedtobookapre-opappointmentwhenyoudecideonyoursurgeonand moveforwardwithschedulingyourprocedure.Dependingonthesurgeon'spracticeand theirtypicalpre-opprocess,youmayattendthisappointmenttwoweeksbeforesurgery orthedaybeforeyourbreastaugmentation.

2. BreastImplantChoices

Thetypeofmaterialsforyourbreastimplantwillalsoaffectthecostofyoursurgery.You canchooseeithersilicone-filledorsaline-filledimplants.Bothdevicescontainanouter siliconeshellthathousesyourchoiceofasiliconeorsalineinterior.Itusuallydependson yourtexturepreference:Siliconeimplantstendtofeelandlookmorelikenaturalbreast tissuethanthesalinevariety.

Bothtypesofimplantshavebenefitsandarehighlyratedbypatientssinceneitherposesa significantsafetyconcern.Siliconimplantsaren’tlikelytoleakfromtheirshells,butthe gel-likesubstancedoesn’tspreadfromyoursurgicalareaiftheydo.Ontheotherhand,if yoursalineimplantleaksorruptures,yourbodywilllikelyabsorbthispurifiedsaltwater withlittleissue(thoughyoumayhavetodealwithimplantreplacementifthishappens).

3. SurgicalTechnique

Thetechniqueyoursurgeonuseswillalsoimpactyourbreastaugmentationcost.Your surgeoncanperformyourbreastaugmentationusingoneofseveralrefinedmethods. Thesedays,youhaveasayintheimplantationmethodofbreastimplants.Themethods includeoverorunderyourchestmuscles,throughanincisionunderyourarm,oreven nearyournavel.

Youalsohaveinputinyourincisionsitelocation,whichcanhelpyoufeelbetterabout potentialscarring.Ifyoursurgeoncanplaceyourimplantsthroughanincisionunderyour arm,thenyoumostlikelydon’tneedtoworryaboutvisiblescarringafteryourbreast augmentation.

4. Surgeon’sFees

Oneofthemainexpensesofbreastaugmentationsurgeryisthesurgeon’sfees.These amountsdependonthesurgeon'sexperience,areaofexpertise,medicalbackgroundand schooling,andoverallskillandpatientsatisfactionlevel.

5. FacilityCosts

Ifyoursurgeononlyperformstheirproceduresinahospital,you’lllikelyhavetopay moreforyoursurgeryduetothelocationcosts.Hospitalsandtheirbenefitsoftenincrease costsonyouroverallbillversusyoursurgeonperformingyourprocedureinasurgery center.

6. AnesthesiaPrice

Themedicationthatittakestokeepyoucomfortableduringyourbreastaugmentation canbeabitexpensive.Unfortunately,somepeople’sgeneticmakeuprequiresmore medicationtokeepthemasleepandpain-freeduringsurgery.Ifyouweretoneedan additionalanesthesiadosage,youwouldseeanincreaseinyoursurgicalcosts.

7. Post-SurgeryCareAndAppointments

Afteryoursurgery,you'llneedsomespecialcareitems,likethingstokeepyourincision cleanandproperlybandagedandacompressionbratodecreaseswellingandsupport yournewimplants.

It'salsoessentialtoattendyourpost-surgeryappointments.Youwillprobablyhave aroundthreeappointmentsafteryoursurgery:oneverysoonafter(sometimestheday after),thenextusuallyaboutaweekafter,andthefinalfollow-upappointmentatthree months.

It'sagoodideatobudgetalittleextraincaseofanycomplications.Notonlycanthese impactthesurgicalcosts,butcomplicationscanalsoaffecthowmanyappointmentsyou mayneedafteryoursurgery Althoughcomplicationsmayberare,it'ssomethingtothink aboutasyouplanforyourfuturebreastaugmentationcost.

7BreastAugmentationFactorsThatAffectCost

Themainfactorsthataffectbreastaugmentationcostsareconsultationandpre-opappointment fees,yourchoiceofbreastimplantmaterial,andthesurgicaltechnique(anddegreeof

complexity).Otherfactorsincludethesurgeon’sfees,facilitycosts,anesthesia/medicationprices, surgerycaresupplies,andfollow-upappointments.

Remembertoconsiderallthesethingswhenyoubudgetforyourbreastaugmentationsurgery.If youprepareforyourbreastaugmentationcosts,youwillbemorelikelytoenjoytheresultsof yoursurgerywithoutanyfinancialsurprises.

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