Tuesday, September 9, 2008

What Is The Cost Of Liposuction?

The cost of liposuction will vary based on volume of fat to be suctioned, the part of the body to be suctioned, number of areas suctioned, or time spent involved in the procedure. In general, the more you have suctioned, the greater the cost. Usually, the liposuction cost per body area decreases if more than one area is treated, since it is relatively easier and more time efficient to treat an additional area than it is to treat the first area. The cost of liposuction will include your surgeon’s fee, and then depending on where the liposuction procedure is performed, either in his office, in a surgery center, or a hospital, there’ll be a facility fee and also the anesthesiologist will have a fee. There will also be costs associated post-surgery with bandages, compression garments, etc.

The cost of liposuction depends on the number of areas treated, the body site treated and the amount of fat removed. The cost can also depend on the geographical region of the country you live in. Some surgeons in larger cities or more popular cosmetic surgery areas will charge more money than surgeons in other locations.

Costs will vary based on a number of different factors as well as for specific liposuction surgeons and liposuction surgery centers. It’s very hard to estimate a price without consulting a cosmetic surgeon. Many cosmetic surgeons have pricing guides that may give a prospective patient a general idea of liposuction costs.

Ultrasonic liposuction is especially helpful in areas of the body where the fat has naturally adhered itself to thick, fibrous tissue. In these body parts, standard tumescent liposuction is less effective in clearing this fat out. Ultrasonic liposuction allows fat to be removed from areas that were previously unsuitable for liposuction and can allow for more complete fat removal from various body areas. As you might expect, this advanced liposuction technique comes at a price and ultrasonic liposuction costs can be significantly higher than the costs of traditional tumescent liposuction.

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