Liposuction Cost With Dr. Cat at a Glance
| Liposuction with Dr. Cat | Dr. Cat's surgeon's fee (operating room and anesthesia quoted at your consultation) |
|---|---|
| A single area on its own (chin and neck, arms, upper or lower abdomen, flanks, thighs, back, mons) | $10,000 |
| Two or more areas in one surgery | $6,500 to $7,500 per area |
| Lipo 360 (upper and lower abdomen, flanks, hips, upper, mid and lower back) | $45,500 to $52,500 |
| Lipo 360 with natural breast augmentation (fat transfer) | $56,500 to $63,500 |
| Liposuction with fat transfer to the buttocks (BBL) | $56,500 to $63,500 |
| Revision liposuction with fat grafting | $60,500 to $95,000 |
| Consultation | $500, or $1,500 for a revision, credited toward surgery |
Ranges reflect most patients; your anatomy, the number of areas and the time your surgery takes set the exact price, which you receive in writing at the consultation.
What Factors Affect the Cost of Liposuction?
Every liposuction quote, from any surgeon, is built from the same parts, and the differences between a $4,000 quote and a $40,000 one sit in these parts.
How many areas, and how much fat. The surgeon's fee is set per area and rises with the amount of fat and the difficulty of the area: a single area on its own is $10,000, and from two areas up each area is $6,500 to $7,500, because the set-up every surgery needs is shared. A slim patient's chin is a short case; lipo 360 on a patient with a BMI near 30 is a long one. Dr. Cat prices every area on your anatomy, not on a menu.
Who performs the surgery, start to finish. Liposuction looks simple and is not. Even fat removal, smooth transitions between areas and skin that retracts well come from the surgeon's hands and judgment, cannula by cannula. Dr. Cat performs every pass of every liposuction herself; the results of delegated liposuction, ridges, dents and asymmetry, fill her revision liposuction practice.
The technique. Tumescent liposuction under general anesthesia with a board-certified physician anesthesiologist, awake liposuction under local anesthesia for smaller areas, and power-assisted or energy-assisted devices all carry different time and equipment costs. Dr. Cat chooses the technique for the area and your goals and explains the choice at your consultation.
Anesthesia and the facility. A board-certified physician anesthesiologist for the whole case and an accredited surgical center cost more than a nurse anesthetist in an office suite, and they are where safety lives. Both are in Dr. Cat's quote.
What is included. Compression garments, lymphatic massage, follow-up visits and touch-ups are billed separately by some practices and included by others. Dr. Cat's quote includes the garment and every follow-up visit.
Where the surgeon practices. Beverly Hills carries the highest facility, anesthesia and staffing standards in the country, and the surgeons who specialize here price accordingly. The sections below put the local numbers next to the national ones.
Liposuction Cost by Treatment Area
With Dr. Cat, a single area on its own is quoted at a surgeon's fee of $10,000, and each area is $6,500 to $7,500 when two or more are treated in one surgery, adjusted for your BMI and the amount of fat; the operating room and anesthesia are quoted at your consultation. When the whole trunk is treated, the surgery is quoted as lipo 360.
Chin and neck liposuction cost
The chin and neck are one area. It is a short procedure, often done awake, with a quick recovery, and it is one of the most rewarding single areas to treat, because a clean jawline changes the whole face. If loose skin is part of the picture, a neck lift may be the better operation; Dr. Cat tells you which at the consultation. Read about awake liposuction for how the smaller areas are done.
Arm liposuction cost
Both upper arms are usually one area. Arm liposuction suits patients with good skin tone; when the skin has stretched, an arm lift removes it, and liposuction alone would leave loose skin behind.
Stomach liposuction cost
Dr. Cat counts the upper and lower abdomen as separate areas, and once the flanks, hips and back are added the surgery becomes lipo 360. Liposuction removes fat; it does not tighten loose skin or repair separated abdominal muscles after pregnancy. If those are part of your concern, a tummy tuck is the right operation, and our tummy tuck cost guide explains its pricing.
Flanks and love handles
The flanks are one area on their own and part of lipo 360 when the whole trunk is treated. They are the area Dr. Cat most often adds conservatively to a tummy tuck.
Thigh liposuction cost
The inner thighs and the outer thighs are usually separate areas. Skin quality matters here more than anywhere; when the inner thigh skin is loose, a thigh lift is the honest answer.
Back and bra roll liposuction cost
The back is counted as upper, mid and lower back, with the bra rolls in the upper back area, and it is most often treated as part of lipo 360 for a smooth silhouette from the front and the back.
Mons pubis liposuction (FUPA)
The mons pubis is one area, and when it is added to a tummy tuck the surgeon's fee for the mons is $3,500. Liposuction of the mons treats the fat; when the skin of the mons has stretched, Dr. Cat performs a pubic lift instead of or with it. Read our guide to getting rid of a FUPA for the difference.
Full body liposuction cost
"Full body liposuction" is a marketing phrase, not a procedure; safe fat removal in one session is limited, and Dr. Cat plans large cases as lipo 360 and, when more is needed, stages the rest on another day. Ask any surgeon quoting a full-body price how many liters they plan to remove in one session.
Lipo 360 Cost vs. Single-Area Liposuction
Lipo 360 treats seven areas in one surgery, the upper and lower abdomen, the flanks, the hips and the upper, mid and lower back, so the contour is continuous all the way around instead of a flat stomach with untouched sides. With Dr. Cat it is a $45,500 to $52,500 surgeon's fee; the operating room and anesthesia are quoted at your consultation. When the harvested fat is used, lipo 360 with natural breast augmentation is $56,500 to $63,500, and liposuction with fat transfer to the buttocks, a Brazilian butt lift, is $56,500 to $63,500, in surgeon's fees. Dr. Cat does not combine 360 liposuction with a tummy tuck in the same surgery, because aggressive liposuction can compromise the blood supply to the abdominal skin; read 360 liposuction vs. tummy tuck for how she decides between the two and when she stages them.
What is the cost of liposuction near me?
Search "liposuction cost near me" in Los Angeles and the answers run from $2,000 specials for a single small area to specialist practices like ours, so the phrase tells you where a surgeon is, not what you are buying. The questions above, who operates, what technique, who gives the anesthesia, where, and what is included, are the way to compare any two quotes. Dr. Cat's practice is on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills; about a third of her patients travel from out of state or abroad, and our out-of-town patient page explains how the virtual consultation, the surgery week and the follow-up are arranged.
What is the average liposuction cost in California?
California sits above the national average because facility, anesthesia and staffing costs are higher and because the state has more surgeons who specialize in body contouring. Across the state, all-in prices for one area commonly run $4,000 to $8,000 and multi-area or 360 liposuction $10,000 to $25,000 and up, with the coastal cities at the top of those ranges.
What is the average liposuction cost in Los Angeles?
Los Angeles spans the whole California range: high-volume clinics advertising single areas from about $2,500 to $5,500, and specialist practices in Beverly Hills and the Westside quoting several times that for the same area, with the difference sitting in the surgeon's time, the anesthesia and the facility rather than in the fat removed. Chin liposuction in Los Angeles commonly runs $2,500 to $5,500 at volume clinics; the abdomen $3,500 to $8,000; lipo 360 from about $10,000 to $20,000 and up.
What should I know about the liposuction cost in Beverly Hills?
That the number reflects who is holding the cannula. In Beverly Hills a liposuction by a board-certified plastic surgeon who performs every pass herself, with a physician anesthesiologist in an accredited facility, costs $10,000 in surgeon's fees for a single area with Dr. Cat, $6,500 to $7,500 per area when several areas are treated, and $45,500 to $52,500 for lipo 360, with the operating room and anesthesia quoted at your consultation. The premium over a volume clinic buys the even, natural contour that liposuction is supposed to produce and rarely does when it is rushed, and it is far less than the cost of correcting a bad result: revision liposuction with fat grafting is $60,500 to $95,000 in surgeon's fees.
Liposuction Cost in Mexico, Colombia and Abroad
Liposuction abroad is advertised at $2,000 to $4,000 per session, sometimes with the hotel included, and it is the reason many revision patients first call us. The price is possible because the surgeon's time, the anesthesia, the facility and the follow-up are cheaper, and often because there is no follow-up at all. Uneven results, seromas and infections are treated at home at emergency-room prices, and a correction is a revision at a surgeon's fee of $60,500 to $95,000 with Dr. Cat. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the CDC both publish guidance on the risks of cosmetic surgery tourism. Our post on plastic surgery tourism, the cost and the danger covers what to check before you book anywhere.
Is Liposuction Worth the Cost?
For the right patient, yes. Liposuction removes fat cells permanently from areas that diet and exercise do not touch, in one surgery, with a result that lasts as long as your weight stays stable. It is not a weight-loss procedure: safe removal is limited to about 5 liters in one session, and the best candidates are within about 20 pounds of their goal weight and want specific areas reshaped. Non-surgical fat reduction removes a fraction of the fat per treatment, needs several sessions and cannot sculpt, so the combined cost of the sessions often approaches the price of liposuction with a smaller, less predictable result. See Dr. Cat's liposuction before and after photos and hear from her patients in our success stories.
Why the Average Liposuction Cost Is Not Your Number
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons puts the national average surgeon's fee for liposuction at about $4,000. Read the fine print: it is the surgeon's fee only, for a single area, averaged across every surgeon in every market, and it excludes anesthesia, the facility, the garment and follow-up. All-in prices for one area in most markets run $4,000 to $8,000, and multi-area or 360 liposuction $10,000 to $20,000 and up. None of those figures describes a specialist in Beverly Hills who performs the whole surgery herself, one patient per surgical day, with a board-certified anesthesiologist in an accredited facility, which is the surgery this page is about.
Is liposuction cost covered by insurance?
No. Liposuction is cosmetic surgery, so insurance does not cover the surgeon's fee, anesthesia or the facility, and the prices on this page are self-pay prices. Pre-operative labs and post-operative prescriptions are sometimes covered under your normal benefits, so check your policy. Liposuction performed as part of a medically necessary procedure, such as lipedema treatment, is a different conversation and depends on your plan.
Financing Liposuction
Surgery is paid for before the surgery date, and many of our patients finance part or all of it. Cherry is our primary financing partner: it offers 0% APR options for qualified applicants, checking your options takes about 60 seconds, and the soft credit check does not affect your credit score. We also work with CareCredit and Alphaeon Credit. See Plastic Surgery Financing Options for the details and to apply, and read how to finance plastic surgery for a comparison of the options.
The Costs That Are Not on the Quote
- Time off work. Most patients return to a desk job within a few days after a single area and within one to two weeks after lipo 360, and to exercise at about four to six weeks.
- Compression garment. Worn for about six weeks; your first garment is included in Dr. Cat's quote, and many patients buy a second.
- Lymphatic massage. Optional; some patients use it to reduce swelling after larger cases.
- Travel and accommodation. Out-of-town patients stay in Los Angeles until Dr. Cat clears them to fly; see out of town patients.
The Real Cost of Cheap Liposuction
Liposuction is one of the most commonly revised cosmetic surgeries Dr. Cat sees. Over-suctioned areas leave dents that cannot be filled without grafting fat back in; under-suctioned areas leave the bulge the patient paid to remove; uneven passes leave ridges that show through clothing. Correcting it means working through scar tissue and grafting, which is why revision liposuction with fat grafting is $60,500 to $95,000 in surgeon's fees with Dr. Cat, more than the original surgery done well would have cost. Having your liposuction done correctly the first time is the least expensive way to have it done.
Get Your Itemized Liposuction Quote
The only liposuction price that matters is the one written for your body and your goals. Start with a free discovery call: share a few details, our Patient Concierge will call you for a short conversation, and Dr. Cat will examine you at your consultation and give you a complete written quote. Before you visit, read about liposuction with Dr. Cat and see her liposuction before and after photos.
