Breast Reduction Cost in Chennai, India

The cost of breast reduction 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 breast reduction 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 breast reduction, 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

Breast reduction removes breast tissue, fat and skin to make the breasts smaller and lighter, frequently to relieve back, neck or shoulder pain.

NHS 111 Wales outlines it for very large breasts that cause back, neck or shoulder pain despite a well-fitted bra, rashes under the breasts, grooves from bra straps or trouble exercising.

The scar generally runs around the nipple and might also run downwards or form an anchor shape.

Surgery takes 2 to 3 hours under general anaesthetic, drains generally come out after 1 to 2 days, most patients need 2 to 3 weeks off work and heavy lifting is avoided for up to 6 weeks.

NHS 111 Wales warns that breastfeeding might not be possible later on, nipple feeling might be reduced and the breasts can grow again during pregnancy.

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 breast reduction 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.
• Tissue removed: and the scar pattern.
• Anaesthetic and stay: general, 1 to 2 nights.
• Medical or cosmetic reason: which changes billing.
• Follow-up: appointments and support bras.

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.

Private hospitals and clinics in Tamil Nadu have to register under the state's Clinical Establishments (Regulation) Act of 1997, with rules issued in 2018, so you can ask a Chennai provider to show its registration.