Breast Augmentation: For Free or With Fee

Perfection doesn't come cheap. If you want to alter your body in pursuit of physical improvement, then you better have your wallet ready.

The cost of breast augmentation is determined by different factors. These include but are not limited to the expertise of the surgeon, the procedure and implants to be used, the location as well as the type of facility where the procedure will be done, and time (procedures done over the weekend or during the holidays are charged higher).

Averagely, this procedure would roughly cost around $4000-$10,000. I understand that the numbers are devastating, but that's because beauty comes with a price tag. However, you do have some options which you could get breast augmentation for less or even for free.

This article might give you the answers to your look enhancement dilemma while keeping your money in your pocket, as well as serve as a guide in deciding for the procedure.

Implants for Free?

If you want to have breast implants and you don't have enough resources to pay for it, you do have an option or two.

You can create a profile at myfreeimplants.com and get benefactors to pay for your surgery. The site will be the one to collect from your benefactors and will pay directly to the surgeon. All you have to do is upload your photo and chat with your benefactors. You can also create your own website to solicit funds.

But this mostly works with good looking girls and you may need to post before and after pictures. For the not so good looking women, you have a good shot at joining a reality TV makeover; especially those who seem to appear as cosmetically challenged.

Few options are ABC's "Extreme Makeover" plastic surgery reality TV show and E!'s reality TV show called "Bridalplasty" where brides-to-be compete each week for a plastic surgery procedure in their wish list.

Choosing Your Surgeon

Part of the cost of breast augmentation is the surgeon's fee. The fee would vary depending on the surgeon's expertise. When choosing your surgeon, make sure that you find someone who is board certified. Though this doesn't give 100% assurance that you will get the best results, it will at least increase the odds of a successful operation.

The fee would roughly cost around $3500-$4000. There are low cost breast augmentations out there, but you should not compromise the results for low fees. But then again, do not also base your decision in finding a surgeon which offers high fees since this will not guarantee best results.

Choose your surgeon base on experience, education, board certification and your ability to feel comfortable with that person. The best way to find one is by asking family, friends, and other people you know who have a first hand experience with the your prospect surgeon.

The Procedure and the Implants

The type of work done also covers the cost of the procedure, which vary depending on the method used. Some techniques are easier and less time consuming depending on the incision type.

The implants, which are classified into two is also a factor of the total cost; Silicone gel $1300 and saline $1000. Another factor is the anesthesia to be used. It could range from $600-$800 which excludes the anesthesiologist fee.

The anesthesiologist fee is usually half of what the surgeon are asking. For example, the surgeon's fee is $1000; the anesthesiologist's fee will be $500 which gives you a total of $1500 as professional fee alone.

Location and Facility

There are some countries who offer breast augmentation for less. For example, some cosmetic surgeons in the Philippines asks PHP50,000 to PHP60,000 ($1100 to $1300) which include everything compared to the $9500 asked by Esteem Cosmetic Studio in Australia. The prices greatly differ, and so could the procedure as well as other factors.

The point is you do have the option to choose the expensive or the cheaper procedure. But think a hundred times and compare every factor if the money you could save is worth the risk.

Insurance and Financing

Breast augmentation with breast implants is generally regarded as a purely aesthetic plastic surgery, which is not covered by insurance. But some insurance companies may pay for breast augmentation in certain situations; situations wherein breast augmentation is not a cosmetic surgery such as reconstructive surgery like augmenting a breast that has completely failed to develop on one side, or to match an opposite reconstructed post-mastectomy breast.

By : Rena_Graham