When you decide to get breast implants, your surgeon will caution you about the possibility of needing revision surgery in the future.  One surgery is expensive enough, but the idea of needing multiple surgeries can be pretty overwhelming.  How likely are you to need to go back in for revision surgery?  How much does revision surgery cost?

Many women never need breast implant revision surgery, but it is certainly common enough that it should be part of your plan.  You will want to have money set aside just in case you should happen to need some kind of an adjustment.  Common reasons for breast implant revision surgery include immediate adjustments to get the ideal shape after the initial surgery, adjustments years later to compensate for changes in body shape, and adjustments to replace a ruptured implant.  Sometimes women decide to get revision surgery simply because they change their minds about a size issue at some later date, or realize that their appearance is different than they expected following the initial surgery.

Regardless of the reason, breast implant surgery has a price tag.  How much can you expect to pay?  It depends on what kind of implants you have and what you need done during the operation.  If you have silicone implants and need a ruptured implant replaced, you’ll not only have to pay thousands of dollars for the surgery, but will need to purchase a brand new silicone implant for $1,000 or more.  If you have saline implants and need to replace a ruptured implant you’ll be looking at a similar price tag.  If your silicone implant isn’t ruptured and you need a size adjustment, you’ll still need to buy a brand new implant, but if you have saline and want to reduce or enlarge the size a bit you won’t pay nearly as much; the implant’s saline filling can be adjusted without removing or replacing the implant.

The cost of revision surgery for breast implants is just one more factor to consider when you decide on what type of implants to get!