![]() ![]() ![]() “It can the go up to multiple areas which could cost just short of R100,000,” when treating multiple areas. That’s roughly R72,000.Ī post shared by Dr Deon Weyers roughly estimated the cost of localised liposuction around the tummy area at around R20,000 (which could cost more given the differing needs of patients and unforeseen circumstances.) “In theatre, it’s a per-minute billing and if you look at theatres, you’re looking in excess of R200 per minute.”Ī short procedure can last as little as 45 minutes (R9,000) and on the longer end, you can expect a surgeon to work for about six hours, maybe more. Not all of them require the surgeon to book a theatre and the consultation rooms often come equipped with “theatre-like” facilities that allow for sedation. When it comes to the procedures, the cost is affected by where the procedure is done. ![]() If it’s a cosmetic consultation, it’s an hour minimum and the further consultation and there, you would usually charge minimally for that.” “If you’re looking at a reconstruction consultation, usually, that’s typically about a 30-minute consultation. It can start at probably about R600 and then some surgeons will be in excess of R2,000,” begins the surgeon. “Consultations depend on who you’re consulting and where. So that means that 50% or more, more than half of what you inject, will actually decrease.”Īs such, some people find themselves having to return to their surgeons for follow-up procedures (something that is commonly referred to as “maintenance” in aesthetic circles.)ĭr Weyers also adds that he has observed that once people open themselves up to the idea of getting work done, they become more open to getting additional or future procedures. It’s typically 30 – 50% of the fat that you inject on average will actually last and take. In this case, patients are offered the option of receiving “butt implants” or injectables such as filler to create the desired fullness. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Thinking about getting a bigger butt? Here’s a surgeon’s adviceīy his estimation, between a third and a quarter of the patients who come to see him looking to get a BBL often don’t have the fat reserves needed to sanction the procedure. One of the most essential components of a BBL is that a patient either has to have enough fat present on their body prior to the procedure or they have to be able to pick up the fat needed through a very controlled diet developed by a nutritionist. The doctor says this allows a patient to achieve that coveted hourglass shape and create more projection of the buttocks. “When you look at the numbers there, there has pretty much been an increase in the trend, even prior to the pandemic and it has sustained throughout. Brazillian butt lift basically refers to enhancement of the buttocks by reducing the fatty excess or tissues or unwanted fat above and around the buttocks… So let’s say the love handles, the back, the tummy area and maybe around the inner thighs and then using that fat by transferring it and injecting it into the buttocks to improve of enhance them.” He throws back to the old adage of “if you look good, you feel good.” “Recently, and strangely, with Covid and with the pandemic… I don’t know what to ascribe that to but if you look at the literature that’s available and studies show that people in this time where there’s uncertainty, people are feeling low and not good about themselves.” ![]() Please note: The following article contains graphic images that may not be for sensitive and underage viewers. Lastly, the openness of certain celebrities about what procedures they have done has given the public some sense of comfortability around exploring cosmetic surgery. 90210 and Botched as well as the popular aesthetics that dominate Instagram and other social media feeds around the world. In addition to changing beauty standards, the doctor owes this shift in interest around cosmetic surgery to the rise in popularity of shows like Dr. That means Dr Weyers has had ample time to see the shift in beauty standards based on what clients come to his office looking to do.Īccording to Dr Weyers, the top spot (in terms of popularity) once occupied by breast augmentations is now filled by “mommy makeovers,” liposuction, liposculpting and BBLs. A Fourways-based cosmetic and reconstructive surgeon Dr Deon Weyers has been in private practice since 2012, however, he has professionally been a practising surgeon for far longer. ![]()
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