"The cost varies based on the individual procedures and the needs of the patient. There are some procedures that are very inexpensive - less than $100. There are other procedures that are very expensive - tens of thousands of dollars", said Charles M. Boyd M.D., M.B.A., and F.A.C.S. Dr. Boyd has been a plastic surgeon for more than 13 years.
With the wide range of procedures you can not really nail down a number to encompass the cost of a facial cosmetic surgery.
Less invasive procedures like microdermabrasion and Botox are quite affordable. Microdermabrasion does is probably the cheapest facial procedure that is available. A microdermabrasion treatment will set you back somewhere around $175, according to ASPS. The average cost of a Botox treatment is around $350 and proved to be one of those most popular as it raked in a revenue of over 1.1 billion dollars, according to ASPS. Botox injections made more money than any other cosmetic surgeries in 2004. These procedures are much cheaper and therefore more utilized. A major reason for there cost being much lower is that the procedures are not surgeries.
"Costs go up with any major surgery in an operating room involving anesthesia because they also require longer recovery times," Boyd said. True facial cosmetic surgeries such as the facelift are going to be much more expensive than less involved procedures like a Botox treatment or collagen injections.
The blepharoplasty, or eyelid surgery, is a procedure in which the eyelids are "tightened" by removing the excess skin, fat, and muscle that can hang from the eyelid or remove bags from below the eye. If interested in the surgery you can expect to shell out just over $2,500, according to ASPS. If you are curious about a nose job, or rhinoplasty in which the nose is reshaped, the average cost is just over $3,300, according to ASPS. The facelift, or rhytidectomy, can be quite expensive. The average patient is paying about five thousand dollars for a tighter, younger-looking face, according to ASPS.
The cost of cosmetic surgery is going to vary when you consider what you want done and what doctor will be doing the procedure. Before you go in you should research the procedure you have chosen to get an idea of what will be done and also what it should cost. The cost of your surgery should be discussed before undergoing the procedure. Make sure that you are using a doctor that is established in the fiel d and has the correct credentials to ensure you will get the results you are looking for. Although facial cosmetic surgery can be costly, the results are often priceless.
