Liposuction Prices Guide

Liposuction is one of the most popular cosmetic surgeries performed annually in the United States. Last year over 300,000 women received liposuction, and additionally, over 30,000 men too also received liposuction!

As you can see, many people are able to afford the cost of liposuction, despite liposuction prices remaining something of a luxury for most people. Liposuction is certainly not cheap, and many would likely consider liposuction to be expensive, but not out of reach. With that in mind, let’s try and answer the question “How expensive is liposuction?”

To answer this question, 2 few points need to be clarified.

1. Liposuction refers to a technique and not one sole procedure related to one specific body part. In other words, liposuction can be performed all over the body to remove fat. Therefore, keep in mind that the cost or expense associated with liposuction relates very much to which area of the body is be treated (also known as the “treatment area”.)

2. Liposuction prices vary according to certain factors, the biggest two of which are the location of the clinic and the cosmetic surgeons fee. An area that has high real estate costs and a high cost of living, such as liposuction in Beverly Hills or Los Angeles Liposuction clinics, to give two examples, are likely to have a corresponding higher price range for liposuction costs. Conversely, areas that are more inexpensive to live in are likely to have liposuction clinics with more “average” or cheap liposuction prices, comparitatively.

With this in mind, the numbers tell us that the average price range of liposuction services goes from $1,500 to $7,000. It could be more than this, but it’s highly rare (and even somewhat suspicious) for liposuction prices to be below this range.

As mentioned, the area of the body largely reflects the price you will pay. The cheaper areas to have liposuction performed on include the thighs, hips, butt, back and arms. The most expensive liposuction procedures tend to be on the upper and lower abs or abdominal area and the breasts.

The truth is, it’s very hard to pin down a number to answer a question such as “How expensive is liposuction?” because the answer shifts according to so many variables that are unique to each person asking the question, such as their level of health, the amount of fat to be removed, the area to be treated, and the location of the clinic they’ll use.

The best way to answer this question would be to look online at the liposuction clinics in your city and see what there prices are! Then, go in for a personal consultation that reflects your health and your needs insofar as liposuction services.

Everyone wants to know what the average cost is of liposuction. This question is by its nature a bit deceiving – is there really an average cost for a procedure that actually is broken down into a dozen or more separate procedures (facial liposculpture, thigh, tummy, ab, and so on), each of which takes a different amount of time and even somewhat of a different skillset on behalf of the doctors involved?

As you can see, it’s not so simple of a question to answer. There are a lot of different factors which influence the price of liposuction, such as the body part to be treated, the amount of fat to be removed, and in some places, like Hollywood, the reputation of the doctor can greatly influence (translatino: skyrocket) the price.

Nevertheless, the internet is a wonderful thing, and has helped collect data from doctors and patients everywhere to come up with a price guide of sorts that we can fall back on as a baseline of expected costs when it comes to liposuction, or as some doctors prefer to call it, liposculpture.

The range of costs for liposuction are on the low end of just $1,500, and on the how end of $7,500. Interesting, but not very helpful or useful. What about specifics?

Here’s a good chart addressing the lower and upper range of fees assessed for various liposuction procedures:

• Upper and Lower Abdomen: $3,000 – $7,500
• Arms: $1,500 – $5,000
• Back: $1,500 – $4,000
• Breasts: $3,000 – $7,500
• Buttocks: $1,500 – $4,500
• Chin, Cheeks, Jowls, Neck: $2,000 – $4,500
• Flanks: $2,000 – $5,000
• Anterior Thighs and Knees: $2,000 – $5,000
• Inner Thighs and Knees: $2,000 – $5,000
• Hips/Waist: $1,600 – $5,000
• Outer Thighs: $1,600 – $5,000

Compare this with the users at another site whose overall various procedurse, including multiple treatments, etc, come to an average of a little more than $5,000 per person. This is an interesting tidbit because it’s highly common for patients to go in for more than one treatment. For some, $5,000 on average will not sound like a lot of money and will be worth the costs of liposuction.