PRICING

The total fee you will pay varies with several factors including:

• the procedure you are undertaking
• how extensive your surgery will be
• your medical history and examination findings. 

Some procedures can be performed under either local anaesthetic in the surgeon’s office facility, or under general anaesthetic in a private hospital theatre. This will significantly influence the total cost.

Your surgeon will advise you if separate accounts will be sent to you from the anaesthetist and the hospital.

Compare fees between surgeons.  Higher fees do not necessarily mean the surgeon is more skilled.

As cosmetic surgery is an elective procedure it is not usually covered by personal health insurance.  However, there may be some exceptions to this so check with your surgeon and insurance company before surgery.

Also, check to see if a deposit or full payment of the surgical fee is required before the operation.

The following list gives an estimated range of the total fee you can expect to pay including the operating theatre charges, consumable items used, hospital stay, implants (where appropriate), anaesthetist and surgeon’s fee:

• abdominoplasty $10,500-$15,000
• blepharoplasty : cost varies whether in rooms under local anaesthetic, or in a  hospital theatre under general anaesthetic
  • upper eyelids only $2,500-$5,000
  • lower eyelids only $2,500-$5,500
  • both upper and lower eyelids $5,000-$8,500   (usually general anaesthetic)
• breast augmentation $10,500-$12,500
• breast reduction $10,500-$13,000
• brow lift $7,500-$10,000
• dermabrasion and laser resurfacing  : very variable : e.g. upper lip treatment under local anaesthetic in rooms, or as part of a facelift under general; or full face laser resurfacing under general whether alone or together with other facial surgery. Individual estimate required from surgeon for each case.
• facelift $10,000-$35,000
• liposuction $5,000-$20,000
• ear correction (otoplasty) $3,000-$6,000
• skin cancer $500 to $5,000 +
• rhinoplasty $7,500-$10,000
• scar and wound revision $1,500 and upwards

These figures were last revised in August 2006.

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