Right Breast Has Deflated and in Pain?

It's a little surprising to me that your surgeon has fees so high that replacing the deflated implant under warranty is a problem. I could understand if you were going to another surgeon as no one chooses to take care of other surgeon's problems for free. I also understand that an implant deflation is usually no fault of the surgeon and the warranty fee is enough to cover the anesthesia only- the implant is provide by the company. Until the basic warranty is upgraded, it remains the surgeon's responsibility to care for his/hers patients with deflations since the surgeon makes an informed decision to do saline breast augmentation and chooses from whom he buys the implants. I would give your surgeon another opportunity to rectify the situation.

There are several routes to go for a lower fee. First is to contact the surgeon who performed your initial breast augmentation. They may perform the operation at a reduced cost for you, particularly if they have their own OR. Replacing only the ruptured implant should be an option. Otherwise, if you live near an academic medical center, the resident clinics are often less expensive and are always overseen by Board Certified Plastic Surgeons. In addition, there are financing options available via companies such as Care Credit. If you wish to simply have both implants removed, many times insurance companies will pay for this, particularly if you are having symptoms from the implants or they are obscuring mammography.