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Payment for Revision Breast Surgery when Implants Bottom Out?

My left breast has bottomed out. I am 9 weeks post surgery. Who pays for revision surgery? My doctor, insurance, or me... again? Is the price usually discounted b/c it's a re-do?

Asked 35 months ago by Gingercat in seattle,wa
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Who pays for revision breast surgery

Actually in a sense, both the patient and the surgeon pay. The patient probably will have some costs for a revision surgery. The patient pays for the anesthesia and the OR costs. It's usually a small amount compared to the initial surgery, but no patient expects to have to go back to surgery to "fix" something they paid for. On the other hand, a good surgeon is going to be disappointed in a less than optimum outcome. The time spent doing the revision is money lost for him too.... more
H. Steve Byrd, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon
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Do you have a photo?

It can occasionally be the case that an implant can descend more than desirable (bottom out) from mechanisms beyond the surgeon's control. Some patients have vague, ill-defined creases and are more prone to bottoming out. Sometimes a patient will over massage the implants and cause their own descent. Sometimes it can be from garments worn improperly. On the other hand, there can be things done at surgery that can open up a greater risk for bottoming out. One of these is lowering the... more
Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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Breast implant revision costs

The cost of revision is something you should go over with your surgeon. Everyone handles it differently.  I hope that they can work with you to correct your problem.
Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Revision breast surgery cost depends upon the practice and the patient

Hello, Each practice handles these things differently. In most cases there are costs borne by both parties. The surgeon usually forgoes much in the way of professional fees and the patients end up paying for operating room costs and/or anesthesia.
John P. Di Saia, MD
Orange Plastic Surgeon
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Must have a written policy for revisions and touch ups

My general office policy is to correct problems withing the first year at a reasonable cost. There is a modest supply charge when performing a cosmetic revision under local anesthesia. If general anesthesia is required then there is a charge for this as well. I do not charge a surgeon's fee. I have a written policy for this and all patients receive it at the time of their consultation. It is certainly a difficult subject to discuss but necessary.
Jeffrey Zwiren, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
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Revision policy clarified in advance

Gingercat: As a surgeon I attempt to produce beautiful results and happy patients. However I often tell patients that surgery is imperfect. My office provides all patients with a quote during their preop consultation that spells out our policies about redo surgery and which items the surgeon will discount, and which items the patient would be responsible for. Patients know this before agreeing to initial surgery. If you have such policies from your surgeon, that would clarify redo costs... more
Sutton Graham II, MD
Greenville Plastic Surgeon
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Who pays the price of revision breast surgery?

This is a difficult question for which there is no universally applicable answer. There are multiple different issues at play. Clearly, it is in the surgeon's best interest to get the best possible result the first time around. The surgeon does not seek to profit from multiple surgeries nor are they expected to pay to correct every unfavorable outcome for every possible complication. On the other hand, the patient has typically compensated the surgeon and expects a favorable outcome from... more
Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Inframammary fold repair for bottomed out breast implants

In my office, we only charge  for anesthesia and surgery center fees for similar cases. Things happen and sometimes an implant can drop. If that is the case, a small surgery will fix it.
Hisham Seify, MD, PhD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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