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“Can You Do My Boob Job for $3000?”

Posted by admin in breast implant pre-op tutorial, cheap plastic surgery on February 24, 2010

I hear you are very good, but I hear you are expensive. I saw a billboard that said $3000 breast implants? Are they any good for us girls without so much money? Do you know any good cheap doctors?

I know plastic surgery is expensive. With the credit crunch of late, more women are saving up for those breast implants at least if they want to go to good board certified plastic surgeons. I decided a long time ago that I would not be the “chop shop” guy. My philosophy is not to rush through surgery and use bargain basement operating facilities. I took the time to obtain proper residency training and board certification and have a spotless record. I am quality over quantity all the way.

You have to decide what is important to you in choosing the environment in which you might have surgery. Surgeons are not the same. Results vary as well. You are value shopping.

A related question is what do breast implants cost and who collects what:

Surgeon’s fee: ~$3000-6000 (on the lower side for no breast lift cases)
Anesthesia Fee: ~$ 500-1000
Surgery Center Fee: ~$1100-2000
Implants: ~$1200-2000 (depends upon style and type)

Bottom Line: An average saline implant breast augmentation (without a lift) in good hands at a good center runs about $6000 in the OC.

So when you read that billboard, call and ask what the $3000 covers. Then look at where your surgery will happen and who will actually do it. (Then look him or her up.) Will you see that doctor for follow-up appointments? Are there any follow-up appointments? Can you see images of your doctor’s work (and not the center’s?) This is usually a level of care issue.

Good luck to you.

Best Regards,

John Di Saia MD

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What is the Cheapest Plastic Surgery?

Posted by admin in cheap plastic surgery on June 4, 2009

“Cut up your Credit Cards.”

Seriously. When people go for cheap plastic surgery and then complain I don’t know what to say except make a joke.

Best Regards,

John Di Saia MD

Related:

Dr D’s “Cheap Plastic Surgery”

Cheap Plastic Surgery in Spain

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Surgical Tourism Story on AOL

Posted by admin in cheap plastic surgery, surgical tourism on August 29, 2007

Source: money.aol.com/kiplingers/insurance/canvas3/_a/adventures-in-medical-travel/20070829120609990001

You will save money on these foreign country cosmetic trips that is unless you have a complication. The negatives are quality control, recourse and management of problems should you have any. I would not advise having a large scale operation there requiring much post-operative care. Those are the cases in which risk may exceed benefit. American surgeons will likely not be available if you have problems as the liability for them is large.

As with anything patients should evaluate risk versus benefit to come to a decision.

Best Regards,

John Di Saia MD

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Jessica Simpson – Celebrity Plastic Surgery – Part I (Nose)

Posted by admin in cheap plastic surgery on August 5, 2005

Jessica Simpson has seen some plastic surgery before I’d estimate from these pics. We will start with her nose:

She appears to have had a rhinoplasty (nosejob). The tip and nasal dorsum are thinned. Noses are pretty easy to analyze as they are not hidden by clothing.

Her breasts have also very likely been operated (at least once). Because we are not afforded the opportunity to examine her sans clothing, we are unable to be as certain about her breast surgery (one or more operations). We’ll look at those later.

Best Regards,

John Di Saia MD

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