Rates for Cosmetic and Reparative Surgery with Dr Louafi
These rates for cosmetic surgery are given as an indication of the costs for surgery. After the initial consultation with the surgeon during which you will be clinically examined and complementary tests may be ordered, you will be given a personalized quote for the cost for your upcoming surgery. This quote will be contractually binding.

This quote will depend on several factors: the technical complexity of the surgical act for each particular case, the form of anaesthesia (general, sedation, neuroleptanagelsic and local), the length of stay in clinic (ambulatory…), the clinic, type of implant, where required, associated acts, how long it takes… This is why the quote is personalized for each patient.

The detailed quote is an integral part of the information given to the patient during the pre-operation consultations that precede surgery.

Given the financial difficulties of the Social Security, scrutiny of all operations covered by the social security has been reinforced and summons of concerned patients by the national health insurance has increased. A nationwide protocol for monitoring cosmetic surgery covered by the national health insurance was established on the 21 June 2007. Criteria for social security covered cosmetic surgery are very precise. Only the surgeon qualified in plastic, reparative and cosmetic surgery can present a case to the social security for cover.

The costs of cosmetic surgery and cosmetic medicine include the surgeon and anaesthetist’s fees, the implants and the fees for the clinic. These are “start from…” rates. Your detailed and personal quote is contractually binding. It is given to you in the pre-operation consultation.

The costs of reparative surgery include the clinical fees (fully and directly taken care of by the social security at 100%) and the complementary surgeon’s fees. Your mutuelle may take care of all of the fees depending on your contract with them. These are “start at…” rates. Your detailed and personal quote is contractually binding. It is given to you at the pre-operation consultation.

*For reparative surgery, the clinic stay, operation room fees and required implants are fully and directly covered by the national health insurance. The remaining complementary fees are to be paid by you but may be fully covered by your mutuelle depending on your contract with them.

** The operation may be 100% covered by your mutuelle or your private insurance. In the cases of reparative surgery after breast and skin cancers, the consultation fee for a specialist’s opinion is deducted from the quote and does not go over the set social security consultation rate.

The surgeon’s notoriety is important especially for this cosmetic surgery that involves the face. How can one know if the surgeon is any good and how does one go about finding a good cosmetic surgeon? This is a common question asked by Internet users. As a matter of fact, high quotes on the one hand do not guarantee good results while very low quotes on the other hand should incite caution. The qualifications and competences of the cosmetic surgeon should always be verified before making a choice.

The results, like for all surgical procedures, will depend on a number of factors. Some of these are directly under the surgeon’s responsibility. They include the surgical technique used, how much is done and how it is done which contribute greatly to the result. The other factors involve the patient’s anatomy. Rhinoplasty involves live tissue with a particular scarring capacity. The consolidation of the bone and how the cartilaginous parts heal after the surgery will also be important to the result. The thicknesses of the skin and sub cutaneous tissue as well as pre-existing fibrosis also play an important part in the results of rhinoplasty surgery.

This is an excerpt on cosmetic surgery and cosmetic medicine taken from the blog by Dr Louafi, a cosmetic surgeon in Paris on cosmetic surgery and cosmetic medicine.