How Come a Breast Lift Cost More Than Breast Implants?

If a breast lift patient needs or requests implants to further enlarge breast volume, the answer is easy: lifting AND enlarging the breasts involves more incisions, more "inside-the-breast" surgical dissection, and much more surgical closure, all of which take more time and skill than Implant placement alone. Breast augmentation requires only a small incision, precise creation of a pocket for the implants, insertion of implants, and rapid closure. Cost of any operation is related to both the time and surgical effort/skill required, not to mention operating room time, anesthesia time, and the related increased costs for these things as well.

Even in a breast lift that requires no implants, the longer and more detailed planning, incisions, and surgical closure are attended by increased costs. Much more judgement, artistry, and experience is required for excellent outcomes with breast lifts!

Also, there are different kinds of breast lifts, and each of these will have different costs based on the individual details of each kind of lift. I hope this helps!

#Cost of Breast Lift Surgery

Costs
will depend on several factors: the geographic location, the skill and
experience of the surgeon, and operating room and anesthesia fees. Approximate costs can be found on the Real Self
website, Surgery.org, or PlasticSurgery.orgImplants are about 2000.oo . an augmentation takes about 30-45 minutes .  A lift about 2-2.5 hours

  Most surgical procedures are priced by complexity and time needed to perform the surgery. A breast lift is more complex in it's design and execution and also takes more time in the OR to complete. 

 

It is more complex to sculpt your clay than to add clay.  Operating room time more costly than implants.

For breast implant surgery, a small incision is made (in the inframammary fold or around your areola) and a pocket is made either above or below your muscle.  The implant is then placed in the pocket and the incision closed.  This surgery takes about an hour.  For breast lift surgery, incisions are made around your areola and also in an anchor pattern in order to lift the skin.  This surgery takes about 1.5 to 2 hours.  Sometimes, both an implant and a lift are done at the same time.  This surgery would take about 2 to 3 hours.  Prices vary, but in general a primary augmentation costs less than a secondary (revision) augmentation which costs less than a lift which cost less than and lift plus implants.  The prices are determined by the length of surgery of complexity of surgery involved.  I hope this is hopeful.

 

Good Luck. 

Breast lifts take longer to complete and is a more complex procedure than a breast augmentation. Some major components to the cost are the geographic location, skill and experience of the surgeon, time in the operating room and anesthesia. Based on all this factors they tend to cost more overall.

Breast lift surgery does not always cost more than breast augmentation alone.  These prices will vary from one surgeon to the next.  It also changes from geographic location to geographic location.  Recent statistics published by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery indicate that the average surgeon fee for a breast lift is $4280.  The average surgeon’s fee for a breast augmentation performed with saline implants is $3535 and the average surgeon fee for silicone implant breast augmentation is $3918.    Once again, these are the surgeon’s fees only and do not include the facility fee, the anesthesia fee nor does it include the price of the breast implants themselves.  A breast lift typically takes longer than a breast augmentation.  A breast augmentation typically takes between 1 and 2 hours and a breast lift could take between 1.5 to 3 hours.  The extra time in the operating room and the extra time for anesthesia would raise the cost of this procedure over the breast augmentation.

Breast Lift requires a more complex surgery leading to more anesthesia time and operating room expenses than a straight breast augmentation.South Florida tends to have lower fees then more expensive areas such as New York or Los Angeles. We charge starting at $4000 + MD Anesthesia related costs for a breast lift with saline breast implants. Since you can get quality work at lower costs, patients will travel from throughout the state, the country, and internationally to have surgery in South Florida. To ensure that you are receiving quality work at the most cost effective prices, consult with board certified plastic surgeons that own their own nationally accredited facilities. The quality must be maintained at the highest level to maintain accreditation. The surgeons also have incentive to hire and train quality staff (to ensure that surgery is efficient and enjoyable), to ensure comfortable and private facilities (to encourage referral), and to eliminate waste (to ensure that these facilities can compete effectively).

Breast lift surgery is more expensive than breast augmentation due to the complexity of the operation.  Basically, the more time it takes to perform the procedure, the higher the costs for the facility charges, the surgeon's fee,  and anesthesia charges.

Surgeons charge based on time, complexity, level of experience and the cost of materials used. Find a surgeon that provides the desired service and has the experience to make it a successful result.