How much do Breast Implants Cost?

A breast implant is a device that helps in enhancing the size and shape of your breasts. The implant can be made of materials like saline solution, composite filler or silicone gel. If you are considering a breast implant, it would help if you know details about the surgery and its cost. Let’s take a look at the options you have when it comes to breast implants and see how much do breast implants cost.

Types of Breast Implants

The cost of breast implants also depends on the kind of implants you are going in for. The three types of implants that you can choose from are:

• Saline Implants – these implants are filled with a saline solution
• Silicone Implants – filled with silicone gel
• Composite implants – filled with materials like soy oil.

Of these, composite fillers are not so popular anymore. Most women go in for either saline or silicone implants.

How much do breast implants cost? 

The main cost in a breast implants surgery is the surgeon’s cost. That varies according to the popularity and the experience of the surgeon. There are surgeons who can give you a breast implant that will make them look natural and make people gawk at your figure, while there are others whose work will make the implants look obvious. Depending on the level of skill, the prices charged by the plastic surgeons vary. Make sure you take a look at many samples of before and after photos of the work done by the surgeons and then find the surgeon who fits your budget the best.

The next differentiating factor in the price of implants is the filler used in the implants. Silicone breast implants cost more due to the manufacturing costs involved in the implants.

Above and beyond the surgeon’s fee, you would also have to pay for the medical facility, anesthesia, preliminary tests, post-operative care and medication.

The cost of breast augmentation can vary between $3000 to $7000 depending on your location, your choice of implants and the surgeon you choose. Sometimes, it can go up to $10000.  It is always better to stay away from surgeons who perform the surgery for less, since you can’t be too sure about the quality of the end result. Similarly, going in for a high-end surgeon is not devoid of risks. You would only be splurging on something that has a high probability of not being satisfactory. Try to stick to reputed board certified surgeons who charge somewhere in the middle of the price range.

Here’s how you find out if your cosmetic surgeon is board certified 

When you are undergoing a surgery as expensive as this, you should make sure to discuss with your surgeon what this cost covers. Some surgeons include the pre-operative consultation and visits and a year of follow-up care in the same cost, while some charge additionally for this. It is always better to secure follow-up care when you are going in for the surgery since you want that covered if something goes wrong in the surgery.

Also remember that most health insurance plans will not cover for an elective breast implant surgery or for any treatment you would need for complications that arise out of a breast implant surgery. So make sure that you are well funded, even for a worst case scenario of the surgery gone wrong.

Read more about breast augmentation here