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.
All covered cities
The map, the city cards and who does what.
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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