Be careful when shopping price because all surgeries are not the same!

First, be sure you are consulting a board-certified plastic surgeon. Not all surgeons who call themselves plastic surgeons actually completed an approved fellowship and   boards. (See the pages "Dr. Studin" and "Check your Surgeon".)

Second, many doctors will do surgery in an office setting. Is this setting a safe and reassuring one?

I believe that surgery of this type should either be done in a hospital ambulatory surgery unit or in an private accredited ambulatory surgery facility such as mine. These facilities have been accredited by one of the organizations that check to make sure that such things as emergency protocols and power backup systems are in place and working.

Third, I would recommend  that your anesthesia is supervised by a board-certified anesthesiologist. While this is certainly not in the category of open-heart surgery, it is surgery on you nonetheless!

Fourth, there are many choices for placement and insertion of implants. Please take a look at the breast implant pages, which explain these.

In some practices the doctor can arrange for you to meet past patients. I have found that in my practice past patients are almost always happy to share their experiences with prospective patients that have trepidation. Most of them sincerely appreciate the courtesy paid to them when they were the prospective patient and are happy to pass along the kindness!