Scar Revision Cost in Gurgaon, India

The cost of scar revision in Gurgaon typically ranges from $620 to $6,000 USD (about ₹58,800 to ₹5.69 lakh), depending on the hospital, room category and type of procedure.

A typical estimate for scar revision in Gurgaon is around $2,000 (about ₹1.90 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 $620 (about ₹58,800). It is likely to be nearer $6,000 (about ₹5.69 lakh) if several procedures are combined, the operation takes longer, you stay overnight or you choose a more senior surgeon.

When comparing Gurgaon packages for scar revision, 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

Scar revision aims to improve the appearance of a scar, by cutting it out and re-stitching the skin, smoothing it, or using laser or other treatments, although a scar can never be taken out completely.

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust says that scar revision aims to improve or disguise a scar but cannot remove it completely, that an unsightly scar can return even after careful surgery, and that waiting a minimum of six months after the injury is normally advised.

Techniques include cutting out the scar and re-stitching, smoothing the skin surface, laser for some scars, and non-surgical options including silicone dressings and steroid injections.

The trust states that stitches normally come out after about a week, the majority of people need a couple of days off work, and redness for a number of weeks is normal.

Infection is uncommon, but the scar may still look unsightly or come back.

Flying home: aviation guidance does not cover cosmetic surgery, so wait for the surgeon's wound check before flying and get up to walk regularly during the flight.

A Gurgaon quote for scar revision is normally made up of these items:

• Tests before surgery: bloods, an ECG and an anaesthetic check.
• Theatre and anaesthesia: set mostly by operating time.
• Surgeon's fees: which vary with experience.
• Tax: GST can appear on the bill, since cosmetic surgery sits outside the healthcare exemption.
• Technique: excision, smoothing or laser.
• Scar: size and site.
• Anaesthesia: local or general.
• Sessions: for laser.

Cosmetic surgery in Gurgaon is normally paid for privately, so check whether the quote includes GST, the anaesthetist, compression garments and follow-up visits.

Gurgaon has plastic surgery services in both hospitals and day-care clinics, and for anything under general anaesthesia an on-site intensive care unit adds a margin of safety.

NABH, the hospital accreditation board of the Quality Council of India whose standards carry ISQua accreditation, sets the national benchmark for hospitals, and its online directory shows whether a Gurgaon hospital's accreditation is still current.

Before booking cosmetic surgery in Gurgaon, check that the surgeon is listed on the National Medical Commission's Indian Medical Register and ask for their medical council registration number.

Gurgaon was officially renamed Gurugram by the Haryana government in 2016, so hospital letters, maps and taxi apps may use either name.