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Liposuction and body contouring: what it costs, how to check a surgeon, and how to pay less

Published liposuction, tummy tuck, mommy makeover and BBL prices, what insurance and Medicaid actually pay, and a South Carolina plastic-surgeon finder built on the federal NPI register, each figure with a source and a date. We are a publication, not a practice: nothing here replaces a consultation, and we do not arrange, quote or recommend surgery.

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Cost and coverage guides

What liposuction, tummy tucks, mommy makeovers and BBLs cost, what insurance and Medicaid pay, and how to check a surgeon, from the sources that publish the numbers.

  • Liposuction cost

    The plastic surgeons’ national fee, all-in prices by area treated, and what the quote leaves out.

  • Tummy tuck cost

    Full, mini and extended tummy tucks, what each price includes, and when liposuction is the alternative.

  • Mommy makeover cost

    The procedures in a mommy makeover, package prices against the sum of the parts, and recovery.

  • BBL cost and safety

    What a Brazilian butt lift costs, and what the surgeons’ own task force says about its risks.

  • Non-surgical fat reduction cost

    CoolSculpting, Emsculpt and their rivals: price per area, sessions needed and what they are cleared for.

  • Skin removal surgery cost

    Panniculectomy, arm and thigh lifts after weight loss, and the line between cosmetic and covered.

  • Breast lift, reduction and augmentation cost

    The breast procedures in a mommy makeover, what each costs and when a reduction is covered.

  • What insurance and Medicaid cover

    Reconstructive versus cosmetic, insurer criteria, the mastectomy reconstruction law and South Carolina Medicaid.

  • Ways to pay less

    Medical credit, deferred interest, the truth about grants, and what the CDC says about surgery abroad.

  • How to check a plastic surgeon

    Board certification, the license lookup and facility accreditation: the three checks before a consultation.

Body contouring, city by city

Seven South Carolina cities: what body contouring costs locally, how to check a surgeon and a facility, and where the state’s plastic surgeons practice.

  • Charleston

    The largest group of plastic surgeons in the state register, costs and what to check before a consultation.

  • Columbia

    Plastic surgery in the capital: costs, the license lookup and the register’s surgeons.

  • Greenville

    Body contouring in the Upstate: costs, surgeons and what to check before a consultation.

  • Mount Pleasant

    Surgeons across the harbor from Charleston, prices and the questions to ask.

  • North Charleston

    Costs, recovery and the nearest plastic surgeons for North Charleston.

  • Summerville

    What a Summerville patient pays, and where the nearest surgeons are.

  • Rock Hill

    Rock Hill and York County: costs, and the nearest surgeons in South Carolina.

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