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You've Picked Your Breast Augmentation Surgeon, Now What?

Now that you've selected your surgeon, it's time to prepare for surgery. Preparations begin with money. What are the costs, which are justified, and where does the money come from?

Next, you'll need to check into the surgery facility to be sure that you're not having surgery in someone's back room (Don't laugh; it happens every day in bargain basement situations.)

Finally, it's important to clearly understand the scheduling policies and procedures of your surgeon and make all necessary arrangements in an organized manner. A lot of arrangements are required. Preparation and organization prevent glitches that can interfere with your surgery.

Part of preparation is paying for your surgery. During your visits with surgeons, you collected a specific breakdown of costs from each surgeon. You've probably noticed that going into detail about analyzing costs is left up to your surgeon.

The reasons? If you want the best result, cost should not be the primary determining factor in choosing your surgeon. Choose based on qualifications, and then address the costs. You can't pay enough later to undo problems from "bargain" surgery, but you will pay to correct them.

Does this mean that costs don't matter? No. Costs certainly do matter. But you're not going shopping for a dress. You're asking someone to permanently make changes in your body. If costs seem unreasonable or totally out of line with other quotes, investigate. Way too high or way too low is worth looking into.

Ask questions! Why the high cost? Or how can you get such a bargain? Look carefully at the breakdown list of costs we provided. Don't just accept a "package deal" if it seems out of line.

Is there such a thing as "bargain surgery" Undoubtedly, you can find low-cost plastic surgery. But a bargain? A bargain is value at a lower than expected price. The key word in this definition is value. If, in fact, you get top-quality surgery at a lower-than-expected price, then you're getting a real value.

But it's not often that you get a steal when buying surgery. When bargain surgery seems attractive, ask yourself. Am I getting top-quality surgery for this bargain price? How do you know? What might you be giving up? How is the bargain surgeon able to offer such a good price? Cheaper implants? "back room" surgery, instead of an accredited surgical facility? Not many cases scheduled? Less qualified? Who pays for costs of re-operations if problems occur? How many professionals (or anyone, for that matter) do you know who do more work for less money at the same quality level?

Most of the better surgeons we know charge similar surgical fees. If you encounter prices that are substantially lower than other surgeons you consult, beware.

You may find some surgeons who do equivalent quality surgery at a lower price than other surgeons, but how do you really know until they've already operated on you? Once they've operated on you, you'll definitely have to live with the "bargain."

A favorite answer when asked about surgeons and prices is "If there is anyone who knows what a surgeon is really worth, it's the surgeon." How much difference is there, really?

After all, this is just a breast augmentation, and breast augmentations are simple. Believe it or not, more than a few patients and surgeons make this statement.

"Anything seems simple if you don't know enough to understand why it's not simple. If augmentations were really simple, all results would be outstanding, and you'd see very few re-operations."

If it's so simple, why the drains, bandages, special bras, pain pumps, narcotic pain medications, bruising, excessive pain, and prolonged recovery following surgery?

Remember, with optimally performed surgery, there is a greater than 90 percent chance that you can return to full, normal activities within 24 hours of your surgery using techniques we have published in the most respected professional journal in plastic surgery with no drains, bandages, special bras, straps, no bruising, and no narcotic pain medications! Your best chance for a good result is at the first surgery. After that, everything gets more difficult and risky, with more trade-offs and more costs.

Few patients appreciate the importance of getting a good result at the first operation. We can't overemphasize this important point. If you require a re-operation, even the best surgeon is working with previously operated tissues. Things are always more difficult, and every aspect of a re-operation is less predictable.

Every re-operation involves even more factors that a surgeon cannot control. All augmentations and all surgeons are not the same. Re-operation and complication rates can vary significantly from one surgeon to another.

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