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The ten cost and coverage guides, the seven South Carolina city guides, the plastic-surgeon finder, 3 article sections and the full article index, in one place.

Updated October 2, 2026

Everything on Body Sculpting Masters, in one place. The cost and coverage guides carry every published figure with its source and date; the city guides walk seven South Carolina cities through body contouring; the finder lists every plastic surgeon and plastic surgery practice the federal register shows in South Carolina; and the article sections hold 8 pieces.

Cost and coverage guides

The reference layer: what liposuction, tummy tucks, mommy makeovers, BBLs, skin removal and breast surgery cost, what insurance and Medicaid pay, and how to check a surgeon, each figure read from its source on a stated date. No practice, plan or lender can pay to change one.

  • 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.

Find a plastic surgeon

Every plastic surgeons and registered practice the federal NPI register lists in the covered cities, with a map, the register record and where to verify the license. Alphabetical, dated, free to appear: a register, not a ranking.

Article sections

3 sections, 8 articles, all in the article index, newest first.

  • Skin & Injectables

    Fillers, microneedling and other skin treatments that sit beside body contouring: what they do and how aftercare works. 2 articles.

  • Liposuction & Body Contouring

    Liposuction, tummy tucks, BBLs, mommy makeovers and non-surgical fat reduction: what each involves, what it costs and what recovery looks like. 1 article.

  • Recovery & Care

    Getting through recovery after surgery: preparation, aftercare at home and the help a patient needs. 1 article.

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About the site

We are a publication, not a practice: nothing here is a substitute for a consultation with a board-certified surgeon, and we do not arrange, quote or recommend surgery or individual surgeons. About the site, and corrections are welcome.