Panniculectomy cost in Canada
Other country
Canada. Amounts in US dollars are that country's published price, converted. We are still collecting prices for panniculectomy here. The cited figures below are what has been published. A clinic list or a regional average is not a patient median.
Removes the overhanging apron of skin below the navel. Functional rather than cosmetic: it does not tighten muscle, reposition the navel, or contour the waist. The cheapest route to getting the hang out of the way, and the one most likely to be covered by insurance when there is documented rash or infection.
0 reports for Canada so far. We do not publish a median below 5 reports.
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Published complication rate
17.4%
Aesthetic Surgery Journal, 894 panniculectomy patients: 17.4% overall (dehiscence 8.4%, infection 5.8%, hematoma 4.6%, seroma 4.1%)
What has been published for Canada
Cited third-party figures for Canada. A benchmark is not a report of what someone paid, and these numbers are never averaged into a patient median.
Other country
British Columbia Medical Services Commission · Surgeon fee only · CA$931
US dollar equivalent at 1.424 CAD per dollar, European Central Bank reference rate, 2026-10-02. The clinic did not publish a dollar price.
Physician fee item 61152, abdominal panniculectomy where medically indicated for chronic infection under the apron. 930.59 dollars on the 31 May 2026 payment schedule. This is the surgeon's listed benefit, not a patient bill. Removal of skin only to change appearance is not a benefit.
Other country
Canadian Plastic Surgery Centre · All-in estimate · CA$8,500
US dollar equivalent at 1.424 CAD per dollar, European Central Bank reference rate, 2026-10-02. The clinic did not publish a dollar price.
Starting price. The page says surgical fees may include the surgeon, anesthesia, facility, planning, and follow-up, and that the quote is set at consultation. The page prints a dollar sign and does not write CAD; the clinic is in North York.
United States figures for this operation
These rows were published for the United States. They stay labelled and separate from the Canada figures above.
| Where | Figure | What it includes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United StatesBENCHMARK | $7,000 $5,393$13,618 | All-in estimate | CareCredit as of Aug 2026 |
| United StatesBENCHMARK | $10,185 $3,000$50,000 | Patient-reported average n = 364 | RealSelf patient reviews as of Aug 2026 |