A straight-forward breast augmentation, not requiring a dual plane mastopexy and not requiring liposuction of axillary breast or a true lift, should cost in the neighborhood of $6,800 - $8,500 in Hawaii. The tax and anesthesia are extra.
Choosing a Board Certified plastic surgeon with years of experience in breast augmentations reduces the chances of a redo, and therefore lessens the overall potential cost. Therefore, selecting the right plastic surgeon can cost you less money in the long run.
Board certification by the American Board of Plastic Surgery means the surgeon has been tested by his or her professors and they allowed him or her to sit for the Boards because the professors deem them safe to do plastic surgery.
Plastic surgery, and especially breast augmentation, requires an eye, a hand, and a heart. By that I mean, the eye implies artistic understanding of what looks good. The hand implies technical ability to accomplish what the artistic eye requires. The heart means the surgeon truly cares, not only about the technical outcome, but about the patient's satisfaction.
The cost of a breast augmentation has to be balanced with the quality of the outcome. Choose your plastic surgeon well. If you do, he or she will be worth the cost.