Can I Get Jaw Angle Implants For Under $10,000?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 21 year old healthy male looking to enhance the visual appearance of my lower third. I improve width, definition and masculinity of my jawline by lowering my gonial angle and lengthening my ramus. I have roughly a $10,000 budget. I am am looking to get the procedure done very soon. Pease let me know if there is a time I would be able to come in sometime so that we can go over goals and expectations together. I’m very excited and look forward to hearing back from you!

A:Thank you for your inquiry and providing details about your facial augmentation goals as well as your budget. By definition of your budget you are referring to the use of standard vertical lengthening jaw angle implants as any custom implant design would be beyond your stated budget. While I am not knowledgeable about the cost details of surgery, although I have assistants who are and will provide you with this information, I can give you some important conceptual concepts to understand about elective aesthetic surgery particularly when it involves implants. You need to be aware in considering the cost of elective aesthetic surgery what happens should you need a revision of it. This consideration is not rare as all face and body implants have a revision rate of close to 40% for a variety of aesthetic reasons including symmetry, size and shape of the placed implants. While such revisional surgery is not done at the cost of the initial surgery it is also not free. This is a well known risk of the surgery. Therefore when you consider the cost of such surgery all patients would be wise to ensure that should revisional surgery be needed/desired they are not placed in an adverse financial position.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon