I would like to know which Dr. Does breast implants in a hospital vs. outpatient clinic. I would like a consult asap.

Most surgeon, including myself, perform their breast surgery either in their own office operating room or an outpatient surgicenter.  This provides substantial cost savings as well as providing you with a comfortable and private environment.  Good luck!

Outpatient surgery centers are most commonly used as there is less likelihood in general for decreased cost and resistant infections. I perform breast implant surgery in both places depending on the patient wishes. There are many board certified plastic surgeons in San Diego, but feel free to come to my office if convenient in Newport Beach.

Generally, it is more commonly done in outpatient clinic for many reasons. The first is that it is much less expensive. Hospital costs can be three tiomes as high. Also, hospitals tend to be colonized with antibiotic resistant bacteria. The case just before yours could be an infected wound or a ruptured bowel. At my out patient clinic, we have an entire selection of mulriple implant sizes and shapes, so we can use sizers and get the best result possible. Lastly, the environment is not a hospital environment, and I can control that environment so your experience is the best possible. In a fully accredited outpatient surgical center, the safety is the same as at hospital.

  Most breast augmentations are performed in a surgery center, because the facility fees are lower.  The facility fees in the hospital can be double or more.Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA

Thanks for your question. It is most important that you pick a board certified Plastic Surgeon with experience in breast augmentation. Many Plastic Surgeons perform office based breast augmentation. You just want to make sure they have a AAAASF accredited facility. Picking an office based surgeon can often lessen your costs, as hospitals often charge high rates for cosmetic surgery. If you are a healthy patient, office based surgery is equally as safe for breast augmentation. Best of luck!

Your surgeon should be able to do your procedure in either facilty and certainly have hosptial privileges.  But costs are usually much lower in the out patient setting.

Great question. The answer is simple: only plastic surgeons. There is nothing to prevent any doctor from doing breast augmentation in many outpatient surgery centers like "cosmetic surgeons", ENT, OB/GYN, or general surgeons. Surgery centers which are part of a hospital usually have strict criteria for who performs breast augmentation. Just make sure your surgeon is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and has privileges to perform your surgery in a local accredited hospital.In the end, it matters most who performs your surgery and least where it is performed.

Thank you for the question. You are wise in doing your due diligence and selecting your plastic surgeon very carefully; in my opinion, this will be the most important decision you make in the process. Most plastic surgeons perform breast augmentation surgery in an outpatient surgery center environment.  When it comes to selecting a plastic surgeon, I would suggest starting with the American Society of Plastic Surgery and/or the Aesthetic Society of Plastic Surgery to obtain a list of well experienced board-certified plastic surgeons.  he Real Self website does a very nice job in education  as well.
Then, I would suggest you visit a few surgeons whose practices concentrate on aesthetic surgery. Ask to see lots of examples of their work and preferably speak/see patients who have had similar procedures done. Ultimately, you will need to feel comfortable that your chosen plastic surgeon has the  experience and ability  to achieve the outcome you will be pleased with.
Be very careful with your decision-making. You will find, while doing your due diligence, that there are many different “specialties” who will offer their services to you; again, I strongly recommend you concentrate on surgeons certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Generally speaking, the best online advice I can give to ladies who are considering breast augmentation surgery (regarding breast implant size/profile selection) is:
1. Concentrate on choosing your plastic surgeon carefully.  Concentrate on appropriate training, certification, and the ability of the plastic surgeon to achieve the results you are looking for. Ask to see lots of examples of his/her work.
2. Have a full discussion and communication regarding your desired goals  with your plastic surgeon. This communication will be critical in determining  breast implant size/type/profile will most likely help achieve your goals. 
In my practice, the use of photographs of “goal” pictures (and breasts that are too big or too small) is very helpful. I have found that the use of words such as  “natural” or "C or D cup" etc means different things to different people and therefore prove unhelpful.
 Also, as you know, cup size varies depending on him who makes the bra; therefore, discussing desired cup  size may also be inaccurate.
3.  Once you feel you have communicated your goals clearly,  allow your plastic surgeon to use his/her years of experience/judgment to choose the breast implant size/profile that will best meet your goals.  Again, in my practice, this decision is usually made during surgery ( after the use of temporary intraoperative sizers).
I hope this, and the attached link (dedicated to breast augmentation surgery concerns), helps.Best wishes.

Many plastic surgeons safely perform breast surgery in an office based surgical facility accredited by one of the recognized national accrediting organizations like the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities
(AAAASF), in a hospital, or at either location, depending on the individual patient. You would have to check with the surgeon's office.  I would suggest you find a
plastic surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and ideally
a member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) though Smart Beauty Guide.  You should discuss your concerns and preference of surgical facility with that
surgeon in person.

Robert Singer, MD FACS

La Jolla, California

Most board certified plastic surgeons have privileges to do breast surgery in a hospital or outpatient surgery center.  Where the surgery is performed is usually a function of cost but definitely look for a plastic surgeon who has privileges at both locationsDr Corbin