Fat Injection Cost in New Delhi, India

The cost of fat injection in New Delhi typically ranges from $1,900 to $7,000 USD (about ₹1.80 lakh to ₹6.64 lakh), depending on the hospital, room category and type of procedure.

A typical estimate for fat injection in New Delhi is around $3,500 (about ₹3.32 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 $1,900 (about ₹1.80 lakh). It is likely to be nearer $7,000 (about ₹6.64 lakh) if several procedures are combined, the operation takes longer, you stay overnight or you choose a more senior surgeon.

When comparing New Delhi packages for fat injection, 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

Fat injection (fat transfer or grafting) takes fat from one part of the body by liposuction and injects it into another, such as the face, breasts or buttocks, to add volume.

The NHS explains that fat is taken by liposuction from areas such as the abdomen or thighs, processed to separate it from blood and fluid and injected in small amounts, in a procedure that usually takes about two hours.

Some of the injected fat is reabsorbed, so results vary, can take up to six months to show and may need further sessions, and fat transfer is also used in reconstructive surgery.

Bruising and swelling often last a few weeks, and some people take a couple of weeks off work.

The NHS lists bleeding, infection and clots, hard lumps from fat that dies, and fat entering the bloodstream (fat embolism), and notes that the Brazilian butt lift has the highest death rate of any cosmetic procedure.

Fit-to-fly window: UK aviation guidance gives no figure for cosmetic surgery, so book the flight after the surgeon's wound review and walk regularly on board.

A Delhi estimate for fat injection is usually built from these parts:

• Tests before surgery: blood tests, ECG and anaesthetic review.
• Operating theatre and anaesthesia: billed largely by time in theatre.
• Surgeon grade: fees vary with the plastic surgeon's experience.
• GST: may apply, as cosmetic surgery is not exempt healthcare.
• Area: face, breast or buttocks.
• Sessions: often more than one.
• Anaesthesia: local or general.
• Recovery: a few weeks.

Cosmetic surgery in Delhi is usually self-paid. Check whether the quote covers GST, the anaesthetist, garments and review appointments.

Delhi has a wide choice of plastic surgery practices in hospitals and day-care clinics; for operations under general anaesthesia, a hospital with an intensive care unit on site gives a safety back-up.

India's national hospital standard is set by the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH), a constituent board of the Quality Council of India whose standards are accredited by ISQua; you can check a Delhi hospital's current NABH status on the NABH website.

Before booking cosmetic surgery in Delhi, you can check that the surgeon appears on the National Medical Commission's Indian Medical Register and ask for the doctor's medical council registration number.

Private hospitals and nursing homes in Delhi must hold a registration from the Delhi government under the Delhi Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1953, so you can ask a hospital for its current registration certificate.