Do I Have to Pay to Redo a Surgery Even Its Not my Fault?

Hello.

It seems that you are expressing a case of early capsular contracture based on the description provided in your post.

If this is the case, then it is neither your surgeon's fault nor yours as no one could have predicted that you will be forming a capsular contracture after your surgery.

As for the fees and expenses for a revision, every surgeon/office is different and if your surgeon chooses to waive his/her fees you may still need to pay the fees attributed to the services rendered by the anesthesiologist, nurses and the OR services.

As a footnote, patient with early CC tend to have certain risks of recurrent CC forming.

It is important to communicate with your surgeon and to be on the same page with him/her.

The best of luck to you.

Dr. Sajjadian

    The implant is high because it never dropped or due to capsular contracture.  If you have capsular contracture, this is not the surgeon's fault.  Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

If your problem is capsular contracture, then although it is not your fault, it is also not the fault of your surgeon. It is your scar tissue contracting around the implant.

In my office I waive the surgeon fee, but the patient pays for facility, anesthesia and new implant, which is $1900 for silicone.

I think your surgeon is being fair and reasonable.