Plastic Surgery Prices (2010) – American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
| Surgical Procedures | National Average |
|---|---|
| Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) | $5,381 |
| Blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery) | $2,717 |
| Breast augmentation – silicone gel implants | $3,860 |
| Breast augmentation – saline implants | $3,541 |
| Breast lift | $4,414 |
| Breast reduction (women) | $5,637 |
| Buttock augmentation | $4,200 |
| Buttock lift | $4,675 |
| Cheek implants | $2,732 |
| Chin augmentation | $2,269 |
| Facelift | $6,881 |
| Forehead lift | $3,276 |
| Gynecomastia (male breast reduction) | $3,294 |
| Hair transplantation | $5,218 |
| Lip augmentation (other than injectable materials) | $2,017 |
| Liposuction | $2,803 |
| Ultrasound-assisted liposuction | $3,095 |
| Lower body lift | $7,809 |
| Otoplasty (ear tuck) | $3,104 |
| Rhinoplasty (nose job) | $4,493 |
| Thigh lift | $4,629 |
| Upper arm lift | $3,878 |
| Vaginal rejuvenation | $2,689 |
| Nonsurgical Procedures | |
| Botox injection | $397 |
| Chemical peel | $719 |
| Dermabrasion (does not include microdermabrasion) | $1,429 |
| Fraxel | $1,337 |
| IPL Laser Treatment | $477 |
| Noninvasive Tightening | $1,131 |
| Laser hair removal | $331 |
| Laser skin resurfacing – Ablative | $2,424 |
| Laser skin resurfacing – Nonablative | $1,030 |
| Laser treatment of leg veins | $402 |
| Microdermabrasion | $127 |
| Sclerotherapy | $332 |
| Soft Tissue Fillers: Autologous fat | $1,797 |
| Poly-L-Lactic acid (Sculptra) | $1,071 |
| Calcium Hydroxylapatite (Radiance) | $680 |
| Collagen, Bovine (includes Zyderm/Zyplast) | $467 |
| Collagen, Human | $508 |
| Hyaluronic Acid | $562 |
| Polymethyl Methacrylate (Artecoll, Artefill) | $1,253 |
Summary
Plastic Surgery is a type of surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue. Plastic surgery is a practice which has become very well-known in places such as the U.S. Plastic surgery cannot only be used for personal beatification but is also useful in the reconstruction of tissue after burns or other unfortunate accidents. But the majority of people now a day’s use it for self beatification. Though some consider plastic surgery to be wrong because of the tampering of one’s body but others have embraced the idea of being able to change their image. From its mainstream introduction in the late 1990’s plastic surgery has exponentially grown in popularity with almost 10 million procedures done to date. Millions of people every year spend 1000’s of dollars on plastic surgery.
Can you afford it?
For a short period of time plastic surgery was limited to the rich and famous but now people of all social classes are finding ways of funding the procedure. There are different types of plastic surgery ranging from hair removal surgery to even genital reconstruction. All these methods come with their associated cost, Plastic Surgery prices range from $127 to $8,000. Many people cannot afford this type of operation but are driven to do it because of there physical issues. Plastic surgery should be a completely educated decision and should not be done out of impulse or if there is no obvious need for it.
Financial Complications
Plastic surgery prices can place physical, financial and emotional strains on both the individual and his/ her family. Physical Strain- The physical strain could be caused by complications of the surgery or mistakes made during the surgery there have been some cases where some plastic surgery procedures have resulted in death. The Financial strain could be caused by the inability to compensate for the price of the surgery and may put the family in a bad financial situation depending on the cost of the operation. Some people have been known to become obsessed with plastic surgery and have made themselves bankrupt, again as I said before plastic surgery should be a educated decision which has to be considered both at financial and physical levels. Plastic surgery can also put an emotional strain on the individual this could be caused by remorse because if the way the surgery turned out.
Conclusion
A large amount of people that undergo the surgery are not contempt with the results and feels the need to continue until perfection is reached (not possible). I find that plastic surgery is very costly and in some cases unnecessary but that decision is completely up to the individual.