Cosmetic surgery such as liposuction removes fat from various areas of the human body. As in most surgical procedures, there are risks, which your doctor will advise you of.

Abdomen surgery is one of the most frequent procedures. Abdominal liposuction removes abdominal fat. The national average cost is $4,250.

Body contouring is another cosmetic surgery performed. This is most often used for a patient after significant weight loss. The cost of this procedure is $6,250.

Facial liposuction fixes lumpy necks, double chins, and chubby cheeks. This removes small amounts of fat compared to other procedures. Most often, facial liposuction works in conjunction with face lifts. This cost is $5,250.

Neck liposuction results in a firmer neck. It can also give your face a youthful look. This is a minimally invasive procedure. This procedure runs $5,250.

A popular cosmetic procedure to shape and slim the upper legs is thigh liposculpture. This method uses ultrasound to break up the fat into small sections. The cost for this is $4,250.

There are differences in the types of liposuction, which may result in a difference in pricing also.

There is wet liposuction. This procedure injects a fluid injected into the area to help loosen the fat cells. This also reduces the bruising.

Super-wet liposuction is the preferred technique for high-volume procedures.

Tumescent type liposuction is where a large amount of fluid is then injected. This creates space between the fatty tissue and muscle and makes more room for the suction tube that is used.

External ultrasound-assisted liposuction is where the ultrasonic energy is applied through the skin from outside the body.

It is important to remember that the liposuction prices are averages and you will need to contact a doctor in your area. Prices may differ according to your specific body type needs and the surgeon.

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.