Bichectomy Cost in Chennai, India

The cost of a bichectomy in Chennai typically ranges from $510 to $4,900 USD (about ₹48,400 to ₹4.65 lakh), depending on the hospital, room category and type of procedure.

A typical estimate for a bichectomy in Chennai is around $1,650 (about ₹1.57 lakh). What you pay depends mainly on your own case. If one area is treated and you go home the same day, your bill is likely to be closer to $510 (about ₹48,400). It is likely to be nearer $4,900 (about ₹4.65 lakh) if several procedures are combined, the operation takes longer, you stay overnight or you choose a more senior surgeon.

When comparing Chennai packages for a bichectomy, check whether each quote includes:

• Surgeon and anaesthetist fees
• Operating theatre or procedure room
• Dressings, splints or garments
• GST
• Hospital stay and room category
• Medicines and consumables
• Follow-up visits before you fly home

Bichectomy (buccal fat removal) removes part of the fat pad in each cheek through small incisions inside the mouth to slim the lower face.

Facial fat thins naturally with age, so taking buccal fat from a face that is already slim can leave the cheeks hollow later on. Surgeons usually choose people with full lower cheeks and avoid removing too much.

Ask how much tissue will be taken and how your face might change over the years.

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons sets out injury to branches of the facial nerve, causing temporary or permanent weakness, injury to a salivary duct and asymmetry.

Swelling settles over a few weeks, soft food and mouth rinses are used for a few days and the final end result appears after a few months.

Fitness to fly: aviation guidance does not give a figure for cosmetic surgery, so book your flight after the wound check and move around the cabin regularly.

In Chennai, the price of a bichectomy is generally built from these parts:

• Tests before surgery: blood work, an ECG and an anaesthetic review.
• Theatre and anaesthetic: billed largely on operating time.
• Surgeon's fee: which reflects experience.
• GST: may be charged, because cosmetic surgery does not count as exempt healthcare.
• How much fat is removed: and face shape.
• Anaesthesia: generally local.
• Setting: generally outpatient.
• Follow-up: to check healing.

Cosmetic surgery in Chennai is generally self-funded, so ask whether the price covers GST, anaesthetist fees, support garments and follow-up appointments.

Plastic surgery in Chennai is offered in hospitals and day-care clinics, and for any procedure under general anaesthetic it is safer to choose a setting with intensive care on site.

Hospitals in Chennai can hold NABH accreditation, India's national quality standard set by a board of the Quality Council of India and itself accredited by ISQua, and the NABH website shows whether an accreditation is still valid.

Before booking cosmetic surgery in Chennai, find the surgeon on the Indian Medical Register run by the National Medical Commission and ask which state council registration they hold.

Foreign patients can apply online for an Indian e-Medical visa, and family members who travel with them for an e-Medical Attendant visa; the official visa website lists the current conditions.