Average Plastic Surgery Costs – How Much Beauty Costs

When considering elective cosmetic or plastic surgery is: What will it cost? How do you know if the surgeon you are consulting is charging too much or too little? Price varies from surgeon to surgeon, depending on the details of the procedure, the region of the country, and patient’s general health. What follows are some typical costs for the most popular procedures.

The five most popular cosmetic surgeries for women in 2007 according to the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery are: breast augmentation, lipoplasty, eyelid surgery, abdominoplasty and breast reduction.

In 2007 cosmetic surgeons performed nearly 400,000 breast augmentation surgeries. Typically the patient chooses between silicone implants and saline implants. Silcone implants averaged between $3813 and $4087. Read the rest of this entry »