If you had to quickly guess what is the number one question patients ask about a boob job?
The answer: how much is it? There are three basic costs that determine the final cost of a boob job:
1. The surgeon’s fee
2. The choice of a saline or silicone implant
3. The Facility and anesthesia fees.
All of these vary based on the location of where you are having your surgery performed. Given that the average Plastic surgeon’s fee is about $4,000; let’s look at the other variables on the final cost list: your implants and the facility fees.
Saline or Silicone?
Saline and silicone implants run between $1185 for saline implants and $2700 for the newest gummy bear silicone teardrop shaped implants. The biggest difference in cost has to do with the newest highly cohesive silicone implants. Cohesive-gel silicone implants make for a more expensive boob job because the actual implant is more expensive.
Saline implants have been marketed as the safest choice for breast augmentation. They are significantly cheaper, but the salt water that they are filled with is harmless if it leaks. The failure rate for these implants is quite low and the saline gets reabsorbed by your body if the implant ruptures. Silicone implants come pre-filled from the manufacturer and get inserted the same way saline implants do. Since saline implants get inserted empty and then filled once inside your body, the resulting incision is smaller.
The old silicone implants prior to 1997 had a liquid silicone filler. The silicone was the consistency of honey. Now, the manufacturers have created a silicone is highly cohesive to itself. If the implant is punctured or ruptured, the silicone stays inside the implant shell and does not leak.
The new “gummy bear” highly cohesive style 410 teardrop silicone implant.
A Surgery Center of Hospital?
That is entirely your choice. All ambulatory surgery centers in Pennsylvania get inspected rigorously by the Department of Health with the same degrees that hospitals do. Surgical centers are usually less expensive and more personal than hospitals. Fees at The Kole Plastic Surgery Center Center for a boob job is $1200 for facility and anesthesia fees. The local area hospitals range up to $2300. The infection rate at the Kole Plastic Surgery Center Center is 0.0% We have been licensed by The PA Department of Health since 2005.
All the factors including the surgeons fee, the implant cost and the Facility and anesthesia fees make up the total cost for a boob job in PA. For a complimentary consultation with Dr. Edward Kole please call 215-315-7655 .
