Factors Affecting The Cost of Breast Augmentation
Type of Implant
The type of breast implant you choose will affect your overall cost. Saline implants are less expensive than silicone implants; many believe that silicone gel feels more like natural breast tissue than saline. We also offer natural breast augmentation, a procedure in which Dr. Barone enhances the breasts using fat harvested from another area of the body. Natural breast augmentation is less expensive than augmentation using breast implants, but generally produces less pronounced results.
Insertion Technique
Insertion techniques each have a different recovery time and require a different extent of treatment. Our plastic surgeon can perform transumbilical (through an incision in the navel), transaxillary (through an incision in the armpit), inframammary (through an incision made below the breast), or periareolar (through an incision created around the nipple) implant placement.
Sedation
Sedation will add to the cost of breast augmentation. For the right candidates, Dr. Barone can perform awake breast augmentation, a procedure that uses local anesthetic to minimize pain while the patient remains awake during surgery. We are pleased to offer awake breast augmentation because it avoids the nausea and disorientation patients often experience with general anesthesia. Optional IV sedation will involve a higher cost, as will general anesthesia.
Additional Procedures
Breast augmentation can be combined with other procedures during the same session. For example, patients can also receive a breast lift to remove excess tissue and raise the breasts to a perkier position. Receiving another procedure at the same time will increase your total cost, but can be essential to achieving the results you want.
The best way to determine what you can expect to pay is to request a consultation with Dr. Constance Barone, our board-certified plastic surgeon.
You Can Afford Outstanding Results When You Choose Our Plastic Surgeon
Your surgeon's experience and reputation are often the most significant cost factors. In general, the more experienced the surgeon, the higher the price you can expect to pay. Dr. Constance Barone believes in making the cost of outstanding breast augmentation surgery results affordable. She is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. Our surgeon is a leader in her field, and she keeps her pricing competitive with the national average so that patients don't have to compromise when it comes to achieving the enhancements they desire.
Paying for Your Breast Augmentation
Our San Antonio plastic surgery office makes breast augmentation affordable by accepting financing options through CareCredit® and Alphaeon® Credit. These third-party lenders allow qualifying patients to pay for their care in affordable monthly installments.
You can also pay for your surgery with cash, checks, and most major credit cards.
See Why Patients Invest in Breast Augmentation by Dr. Barone
Breast augmentation is widely performed, and patients have many choices when it comes to plastic surgeons. One of the best ways to choose a plastic surgeon is to take a look at the results they have provided for other patients with goals and needs similar to yours. We invite you to browse Dr. Barone's gallery of breast augmentation results to see why so many choose her to provide flattering, natural-looking results.
“My results are phenomenal.” 5-Star Reviews for Dr. Barone
Dr, Barone is one of the best surgeons I have met. I have worked for plastic surgeons and dermatologists during my long medical career, therefore I have a good judge of talent and character. Her experience, knowledge and skills are the best in San Antonio. I always have complete confidence when I have a procedure done that the outcome will be exactly as expected and looks natural!
View on GoogleDr Barone and her staff are AMAZING! My results are phenomenal, and I’m so very pleased with how Dr Barone handled my very unique situation. She’s a 10 out of 10 for knowledge, expertise, bedside manner, and overall experience. I’m SO thankful I went with her as my surgeon! She’s absolutely amazing!
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