Can I Afford a Tummy Tuck on a Fixed Income?

Thank you for the question. In our practice, we use Care Credit as well as other companies; they have been used by our patients with no problems. They do have different rates so please make sure you get all of the information you need prior to signing up with any financing company.Generally speaking, it is always in patients' best interests to achieve a certain degree of financial stability prior to undergoing elective surgery of any type. Patients should also keep in mind that additional surgery may be necessary in the short or long term, following the primary procedure that is being performed; this additional surgery may be associated out-of-pocket expenses. Again, best to achieve a physical, emotional, psychosocial, and financial “stable state” prior to considering elective plastic surgery. Best wish

The price is dependent on
many factors - is it a mini, full or extended abdominoplasty such as a fleur de
lis pattern where redundant skin is removed from the center as well as the
bottom of the abdomen? Is it skin only or does it include tightening of the
muscles? Will Liposuction also be necessary? Will it be performed in a hospital
with an overnight stay or in an independent out-patient facility? Will a
surgical assistant be needed? Will a board-certified anesthesiologist or a
nurse anesthetist be used? Will an (anti) pain pump be used?

All of these factors
influence the cost. In Mexico it is probably different but for reference, in
Orange County, California the estimated range is $7000- $15,000 depending on
the variables above.

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