Why is there such a difference in cost for blepharoplasty?

Costs vary for many tangible and intangible factors: 1. Surgeon's experience.Like a good wine, a surgeon's artistry takes time to mature and more experienced surgeons usually have higher fees. 2.Overhead is an important  factor.Here in the Bronx,my fees are usually lower than  Manhattan or... more

There is a tendency in the general public to look at surgeries like cars.  If you buy a Lexus in Los Angeles or New York, it will be the same car from the same factory engineered by the same engineer. This is not true for plastic surgery.  Plastic surgeons are highly individualized in their... more

Actually, it is against the law for doctors to get together and discuss fees, according to our federal government that is price fixing. It is OK for insurance companies to get together and decide what they will pay, but physicians can go to jail for fixing fees. Each surgeon can set their own fee, I have... more

As the other doctors have stated, the costs of cosmetic surgery are entirely up to the doctor.  There is no standardization of fees.  No 2 surgeons are alike in talent, artistic ability, training, experience, and in patient management skills.  The results vary widely and you should go to... more

One of the reasons you may have found a difference in the cost of a Blepharoplasty among different physicians is that there is a difference in Blepharoplasties among different physicians and for different reasons. In its simplest terms, a Blepharoplasty removes excess tissue from the eye. Within that general... more

Hi!  Of course, I am not saying that you will necessarily get a better result from a more expensive surgeon.  But if people are consistently willing to pay more for someone's work, there is usually a reason.  If a surgeon charges high fees and doesn't get great results, he or she won't be in... more

This question deserves a well thought out answer, because it is not limited to only blepharoplasty.  Each surgeon decides on his prices in his own unique way.  In these economic times, it is important for us all to attempt to get the best possible "deal" for the money we are going to spend... more

Interestingly, some of the people who have paid the most for their blepharoplasty eyelid surgery don't appear as they had surgery at all. And, that's the point, to make the patient look his or her best, but to make the result look natural. I spend a lot of time seeing patients with 'overdone"... more

You cannot look at fees in cosmetic surgery like you can for commercial goods. It more like a service or art. A blepharoplasty or any cosmetic procedure is highly dependent on who is doing the surgery, not only the surgery but the service and trust before and after surgery. It is not like buying a specific... more

 Not all eyelid surgery or blepharoplasty surgery is the same.  There are several factors that go into the price for the procedure. The plastic surgeon's experience Location of the procedure, office vs. outpatient facility Type of blepharoplasty Estimated length of the procedure The degree of... more