Is my surgeon obligated to do a revision surgery at little to no cost?

Sorry to hear about your dissatisfaction. Most of us in medicine truly want to help patients. I agree with the others, if you present your concerns in a calm, non confrontational manner you will be more likely to have your goals met in the most economical fashion. Revision policies vary between practices, if I see a result that both the patient and I are not pleased with I tend to reduce or waive the revision fees. I hope this helps. 

I am sorry to hear that you are disappointed with yours results. You need to have a calm discussion with your surgeon and see what the issue is and what can (if anything) be done to help. Regarding charges for a revision, this hopefully is clearly stated in your paperwork. Every office has (or should have) a written revision policy that outlines costs that you may or may not be responsible for.  In most cases, the surgeons can eliminate the "surgeon fee", but there may be other costs that he/she has no control over, such as anesthesia, materials, supplies, staffing, etc.  A surgeon will be more likely to help a patient who is non- confrontational or accusatory. If you truly feel that your surgeon did something wrong, than maybe you don't even want them doing the revision.

If you went to a board certified plastic surgeon then I would hope he or she feels an ethical responsibility to work with you to improve your outcome. Not all outcomes will meet the expectations of a patient and showing us before and after picture of you would give us an appreciation of the level of correction potentially needed. Good Luck!

As long as your expectations for a revision are realistic and can be fulfilled, I don't know of any surgeon that would deny help and wouldn't go the extra mile to get a satisfying result.Revision policies are normally in place, and would determine if and how much a patient has to pay in this unfortunate event. For some reasons, revision policies are also one of the most overlooked topics when patients make their choice of a surgeon. In reality, I am sure that if you have a genuine problem your surgeon will be willing to help and reduce, or even waive completely, your costs for the revision, independently of what the specific revision policy says. This of course unless you both start a confrontation and are only interested in finding out who is the culpright (which is neither of you). It actually works both ways: if you do not trust your surgeon, your surgeon will not trust you as a patient and will try to avoid dealing with your problems for fear of getting even bigger ones. Sometimes it just comes down to simple human relationships, and being nice to each other can work wonders.

I think that you have to discuss that with your surgeon and determine what can or can not be done for you. Best of luck.