How Much Should Facelift Surgery Cost?

How much should you pay for a facelift? According to some pundits, it depends on how famous you are. Take recent rumors over Madonna’s plastic surgery bill, which allegedly exceeds $200,000. Compared to the Queen of Pop, D-list celebrity Heidi Montag’s $30,000 makeover is a pittance. But if the rule extends to relatively common folk (i.e. those of us who have never graced the cover of a magazine), the cost of a cosmetic surgery is presumably much lower.

So how does this all factor into that old adage that says “You get what you pay for?” Does that apply to plastic surgery? In many ways, it does. For example, many professional cosmetic surgeons have spoken out against a new trend towards nationally branded, low-cost “mini-lifts.” These cost a fraction of the price of a full face lift but have received mixed testimonials from patients.

But on the other end of the spectrum, there are limits to the notion of premium pricing for face lift surgery. At a certain point, patients go beyond paying top dollar for top service and enter into the realm of overpayment. According to a quote in a recent article in a plastic surgeon from Orange County, facelifts that cost up to $75,000 don’t look much different than procedures that cost a lot less.

The same article highlights ways that celebrities pay more for their cosmetic surgery than the average person would. For example, most normal plastic surgery patients wouldn’t pay the plastic surgeon to fly out to their home in order to avoid paparazzi. Furthermore, patients can also save money by having multiple procedures done at the same time. For instance, if a patient were to receive a rhinoplasty and a facelift on the same day, they would only pay the facility fee and the anesthesia fee once. In this way, much of the added costs involved with a celebrity facelift have more to do with additional services and special treatment, having less to do with the actual results.

Bottom-line: Patients typically get what they pay for in terms of plastic surgery. But many of the costs that go hand-in-hand with the trappings of fame don’t apply to the rest of us, meaning you don’t have to pay as much as Madonna did to get great results!

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