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What Does Lipo Really Cost?

It’s become an everyday thing, you’re standing in the mirror, checking your side profile, and saying to yourself “if I could just get rid of this section right here, I’d look pretty good.” Then comes the thought…I wonder if I could really afford Lipo? People all around the world have been entranced by the idea of the technological breakthrough known as liposuction. Before you make a decision regarding what form of lipo you will decide on or what surgical center you’ll be visiting, you first want to know how much the procedure will cost you. While visiting websites or speaking with a representative of a center all too often the question of price is skirted away from. The reason is mainly not to deter anyone who hasn’t made it into their offices to see the bright lights and sleek new-age look of the facility. As with any commodity, it is much easier to lock a sale when the consumer is right in front of you and no one wants to run the risk of losing a potential client because of money.

However, this is not the only reason. The actual cost of lipo will depend on a number of factors-many of which can only be assessed upon meeting an individual. First let me say that cost alone should never be the deciding factor in your decision to undergo any medical procedure, especially lipo. In the end, the cheapest physician may turn out to be the most expensive if you have to pay another surgeon to repair his work. Moreover, imagine the trauma associated with learning to live with dissatisfying results. However, if you’ve decided to have the procedure there are a number of issues that you should be aware of as they will affect the overall cost of the procedure.

Cost Factors:

  • When an individual is quoted an actual price for liposuction the surgeon has already taken into consideration the most important factor in determining the cost, his time and effort. He will also have considered the number of areas being treated.
  • The size of areas being treated is critical because it will commonly take more time and effort to treat multiple areas than it will to just treat one. Thus, the cost of lipo of the lower abdomen alone would be less expensive than lipo of the abdomen, back and arms.
  • Not surprisingly, the surgeon also will consider the size of the individual. The cost for lipo of the abdomen of a person who weighs 180 pounds may be more expensive than that of an individual who has never weighed more than 130 pounds.
  • Another consideration would be whether they have had recent weight loss or whether he or she has had other treatments on the same area. Liposuction requires more time and effort if the individual has recently gained and then lost weight, such as with a pregnancy.
  • Also if the area has been previously treated with lipo, the fat often contains scar tissue which is much more difficult to eradicate.

If your surgery is to be performed in a hospital it is likely that the surgeon is unable to control all of the additional fees and might opt to give you an itemized list of expenses. In which case the fees may look something like this:

  • Surgical fee
  • Anesthesiologist fees
  • Operating room fees
  • Pre-op Lab fees
  • Antibiotic/ other drug fees
  • Post operative garment fee

As you can see there are so many things to consider when giving an estimated cost for lipo making it virtually impossible to get an accurate estimate over the phone or via the internet. When you are given a quote make sure to have it backed up in writing and beware of any surgeon who is not completely candid about all related cost.

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