Circumferential lower body lift (belt lipectomy) cost in Australia
Other country
Australia. Amounts in US dollars are that country's published price, converted. We are still collecting prices for circumferential lower body lift (belt lipectomy) here. The cited figures below are what has been published. A clinic list or a regional average is not a patient median.
A single incision all the way around the waistline. Removes the abdominal apron in front, the roll across the lower back and flanks, and lifts the buttocks and outer thighs as one continuous unit. The big operation — and the one where the gap between an advertised surgeon fee and the real total is widest.
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Published complication rate
37%
Meta-analysis of 28 studies, 1,380 patients (StatPearls): 37% overall — dehiscence 17%, seroma 13%, infection 5%, skin necrosis 4%, hematoma 3%, DVT/PE 3%. Rises to ~50% above BMI 32.
What has been published for Australia
Cited third-party figures for Australia. A benchmark is not a report of what someone paid, and these numbers are never averaged into a patient median.
Other country
Medicare Benefits Schedule · Surgeon fee only · A$1,452
US dollar equivalent at 1.4411 AUD per dollar, European Central Bank reference rate, 2026-10-02. The clinic did not publish a dollar price.
Schedule fee for item 30179, circumferential lipectomy after weight loss, updated 1 July 2026. Not a patient bill.
Other country
CosMediTour · All-in estimate · A$22,390
US dollar equivalent at 1.4411 AUD per dollar, European Central Bank reference rate, 2026-10-02. The clinic did not publish a dollar price.
Starting price listed as belt lipectomy or 360 tummy tuck. A separate Sydney package page on the same site starts higher.
Other country
Dr Gavin Sandercoe · All-in estimate · A$26,500–A$36,500
US dollar equivalent at 1.4411 AUD per dollar, European Central Bank reference rate, 2026-10-02. The clinic did not publish a dollar price.
Circumferential body lift from 26,500 dollars out of pocket with top cover, or from 36,500 uninsured including GST and two nights. The page says the totals cover the surgeon, assistant, anaesthetist, hospital, garments, and follow-up. Effective December 2024. The central figure is the midpoint.
United States figures for this operation
These rows were published for the United States. They stay labelled and separate from the Australia figures above.
| Where | Figure | What it includes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United StatesBENCHMARK | $13,250 $10,000$16,500 | Surgeon fee only — not a final price 2024 average surgeon/physician fee range from the ASPS statistics report. Excludes anesthesia, facility, tests, and garments. The central figure is the midpoint of the published range, not a separate ASPS average. | American Society of Plastic Surgeons as of Oct 2026 |
| United StatesBENCHMARK | $7,269 | Surgeon + facility only — not a final price Explicitly EXCLUDES anesthesia, medical tests, prescriptions and garments. This is the number most often mistaken for a price. | The Aesthetic Society national databank as of Aug 2026 |
| United StatesBENCHMARK | $19,392 $15,000$34,500 | All-in estimate | CareCredit as of Aug 2026 |
| United StatesBENCHMARK | $23,618 $12,400$47,000 | Patient-reported average n = 76 Self-selected reviewers, small sample. The low end of the range included partial insurance coverage. | RealSelf patient reviews as of Aug 2026 |
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