Know the real price before you say yes.

Across NY/NJ, all-in 2026 ranges are roughly: breast augmentation $6,000–9,000, rhinoplasty $5,000–10,000, tummy tuck $12,000–18,000, liposuction $3,000–9,000, facelift $8,000–15,000+, and Botox $300–600 per area. The final quote depends on surgeon fee, facility fee, anesthesia and geographic premium — our cost guides break every one of those lines out.

Almost never for cosmetic-only work. The exceptions are medically necessary procedures: breast reconstruction after mastectomy (guaranteed under WHCRA), functional blepharoplasty that blocks vision, septoplasty and functional rhinoplasty, nasal reconstruction after skin-cancer removal, and breast reduction when enough tissue (often 500+ grams per breast) is planned.

No. We are an independent patient-information and comparison platform. We do not perform surgery and are not a medical provider. We publish researched price ranges and recovery guides and connect patients with vetted, board-certified surgeons for free consultations.

Compare the same procedure list, not the lowest headline number. Collect all-in written estimates from at least three board-certified surgeons — surgeon fee, facility fee, anesthesia, garments and any revision policy — and weigh recovery time into the math. An extra $1,500 of surgeon experience that lowers your revision risk beats a "deal" that needs a redo.

Injectables have almost no downtime. Liposuction: 3–5 days off, garment 3–6 weeks. Breast augmentation: a few days to a week off, 6 weeks to heavy lifting. Tummy tuck: drains 1–2 weeks and 4–6 weeks to full activity. DIEP reconstruction: 6–8 weeks. Rhinoplasty: splint 7–10 days, most swelling gone by 3 months, final shape at 12 months.

Look for American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS) certification, active hospital privileges, a specialty match (a rhinoplasty-heavy surgeon for a nose), a reviewable portfolio of similar cases, transparent all-in quotes, and a consultation where complications and your revision policy are discussed honestly. We only connect patients with surgeons who meet this bar.