Top Procedures
| PROCEDURE |
RECOVERY |
RESULTS |
AVERAGE SURGEON/ PHYSICIAN FEES* |
| BREAST AUGMENTATION (AUGMENTATION MAMMAPLASTY) |
Enhance the size of breasts using saline implants. |
Back to work: 1 week to 10 days. More strenuous activity: 1 month.
Fading of scars: several months to a year or more. |
Permanent. Implants may deflate over time and require replacement. |
$3,116 |
| *Fees do not include anesthesia, operating room facilities
or related expenses. Fees are averages only |
| PROCEDURE contd... |
LENGTH |
SIDE EFFECTS |
RISKS |
| BREAST AUGMENTATION (AUGMENTATION MAMMAPLASTY) |
Enhance the size of breasts using saline implants. |
1 to 2 hours. |
Temporary soreness, skin wrinkling, palpability, swelling, change
in nipple sensation, bruising, altered mammography. Breast sensitive
to stimulation for first few weeks. |
Bleeding, infection, thick wide scars, capsular contracture, implant
rupture, deflation, asymmetry and unevenly positioned nipples. Permanent
loss of feeling to the nipples and/or breasts (rare). |
| *Fees do not include anesthesia, operating room facilities
or related expenses. Fees are averages only |
Statistical data and charts courtesy of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).