Breast Augmentation Price: Is it Negotiable?

Discount policies for cosmetic surgery vary from practice to practice and depend upon a multitude of variables. It's important to understand that fee quotes for breast augmentation should include the surgeon's fee, anesthesia charges, facility fees, implant costs, and pre and post-operative care. These costs can be dramatically impacted by the surgeons overhead and levels of local competition.It's not unusual for physicians to discount breast augmentation for a variety of reasons. In some cases, discounts are given when patients have had previous procedures. Discounts are often given for combination procedures as well. Occasionally, plastic surgeons discount specific categories of patients. For example, discounts are often given to healthcare workers and military personnel.For these reasons, it never hurts to ask for a discount, but it's important not to be offended if the answer is no. In some highly competitive environments, the fees may have already been cut to their lowest possible levels. Under these circumstances, the surgeon may not have the latitude to lower his fees any further.

Some doctors allow a limited amount of
negotiation on the quoted price of their surgery. Still, the maximum discount
you can expect to receive is a couple hundred dollars if that. Because the
price of a breast augmentation surgery in your area can range substantially
according to the expertise and prestige of the surgeon you are consulting, I
would advise that you consult at least three surgeons to get a better
assessment of how much your breast augmentation will cost you before moving
forward. Rest assured, still, that most offices will gladly help you set up
payment plans to make the surgery more feasible and may offer financing
solutions such as CareCredit.

Usually, pricing for cosmetic surgery has a
little wiggle room.Most plastic
surgeons would be open to some negotiation on fees, but usually there needs to
be some reason to consider giving a discount.Frequently, the surgeon will give a discount for military service, for
patients in the medical profession or if you are having multiple procedures at
the same time.I would caution you not
to decide on price alone.Sometimes
there is a reason that one surgeon charges less than another.One may use a lesser quality or “off brand”
implant or may not have an anesthesiologist to give your anesthesia or may not
operate in an accredited facility.These
things would lower the price, but certainly would not improve the quality of
your results!Just be smart and research
the surgeon you choose and the facility where it is to be done.Don’t worry that it would be rude to ask
about consideration in the price but realize that there may be a reason for the
fee being what it is.