Statistics show the stress of life and poor food choices are leading to
ballooning weights. Liposuction is a popular method of reducing weight, but it
will also reduce your bank account.
A big consideration for many people who are looking to undergo plastic surgery
is the expense. All procedures that fall under this type of surgery are usually
not covered by health insurance. When deciding to have plastic surgery, you'll
need to know how much you will be spending. The expense of liposuction is
especially important, as it is one of the most popular cosmetic procedures.
Liposuction is a procedure used to remove unwanted fat from areas of the body
that cannot be treated by other means. The fat is vacuumed out through a small
tube called a cannula, which is worked through a tiny incision in your skin. One
of the first considerations in the expense of liposuction surgery is the area
you are going to have worked on. Depending on the size of the area and the
amount of fatty material needing to be removed, the price will vary. Most of the
time, the more removal required, the higher the price of the liposuction. This
is usually because it takes more time.
The expense of liposuction will also be different depending on the number of
areas you want to have addressed. The first area in a liposuction procedure will
often be the most expensive, with additional areas being less expensive because
you have already paid for the facility, instrument, doctor and other fees.
Also to be factored into the expense is where the liposuction surgery will be
performed. If you need to have your procedure done in a hospital versus in the
plastic surgery office, there will be additional fees for the use of the
hospital facility, and recovery rooms for the duration of your hospital stay.
The expense of liposuction will also depend on what part of the country you are
in. Some doctors in bigger cities or more popular plastic surgery areas will
charge more money than surgeons in other locations. Frankly, it is because they
can get it.
Finally, you want to find out what is included in the fee. Many doctors offer a
“flat fee” that covers the procedure as well as pre-operative appointments and
post-operative checkups. Other doctors will bill these items separately, so when
pricing procedures, be sure to keep this in mind. One doctor may seem more
expensive than the other, but if everything is included, it might actually even
out.
In general, the expense of liposuction should run from $2,000 to $7,000. These
figures, however, can vary wildly depending on what exactly is to be done and
the part of the country you are in.