SHEET B-1 · BREAST AUGMENTATION
SIZED IN YOUR TISSUE
Implant choice is a set of measurements, not a guess: base width, tissue pinch, and sizers you wear in the office. The plan and the all-in number, implants included, go home with you in writing.
ITEMIZED · FROM-FIGURES
from $8,900
all-in · implants included
Surgeon’s fee
$6,300
Operating facility
$1,500
Anesthesia
$1,100
WRITTEN TOTAL
$8,900
Implant type affects the number: the from-figure reflects saline; silicone typically adds to the implant line. Your quote states your implant, by name. Full breakdown
B.02 · CANDIDACY
MEASURED · NOT GUESSED
Patients come to restore volume after pregnancy or weight change, to balance a visible asymmetry, or simply for proportion they have wanted for years. All are reasonable goals. What makes a result look right is respecting the measurements your tissue sets: an implant wider than your natural base does not read larger, it reads wrong.
That is why sizing at Marlowe is decided in cubic centimeters with sizers you wear in the office, in your own top, standing in front of a mirror, with your measurements on the table. You will know the implant range that fits your frame before you choose within it.
One honest boundary: an augmentation adds volume; it does not lift. If there is meaningful droop, Dr. Marlowe will show you why, and discuss whether a lift belongs in the plan, before anything is quoted.
ASSESSED AT CONSULTATION
The measurements drive the plan. Candidacy is determined in consultation, not by this page.
B.03 · TECHNIQUE
TRADE-OFFS · STATED PLAINLY
Every augmentation plan answers two questions: where the incision goes, and which side of the muscle the implant sits on. Both have trade-offs; you will hear them plainly.
T-01
INCISION · INFRAMAMMARY STANDARD
Our standard is the inframammary fold: a short incision hidden in the crease under the breast. It gives the most direct control of the implant pocket, keeps the ducts undisturbed, and is the incision most revision work can reuse. In published series it is commonly associated with the most predictable outcomes. Other incisions are discussed when anatomy or preference calls for them, with their trade-offs stated.
T-02
POSITION · OVER / UNDER MUSCLE
Under the muscle (dual plane) adds tissue coverage over the implant edge, which typically reads smoother in slimmer patients, at the cost of a somewhat longer early recovery. Over the muscle can suit fuller natural tissue and recovers faster early on. Your pinch test largely makes this choice; Dr. Marlowe shows you your own numbers and the reasoning.
IMPLANT HONESTY · NOT LIFETIME DEVICES
Implants are medical devices, and no manufacturer calls them lifetime devices. Many patients will have a maintenance or exchange procedure at some point; monitoring recommendations differ for saline and silicone and are covered at consultation. We put this in the plan rather than in the fine print.
B.04 · RECOVERY
CALIBRATED · WEEK BY WEEK
The calendar patients plan around: shower, desk, gym, and the slow settling nobody warns you about. Timings are typical; yours is confirmed at follow-ups. Note the scale break: the last stretch is measured in months.
DAY 02
SHOWER
Dressings are designed so you can typically shower at 48 hours. Expect tightness and pressure more than sharp pain; most patients manage with the prescribed medication for a day or two, then step down.
DAY 05-07
DESK WORK
Most desk-based patients are back to work within the first week. You will be in the surgical bra full-time and still avoiding lifting; grocery bags and toddlers count as lifting.
WK 04-06
LIFTING RETURNS
Lower-body cardio typically returns first, then progressive upper-body work after your check. Underwire waits until cleared at follow-up; the surgical bra has done its job by then.
MO 03
SETTLED
Early on, implants ride high and firm; that is expected. Over roughly three months they typically settle into the pocket and soften, and the shape you chose in the mirror emerges. Judge the result then, not at week two.
B.05 · PRICING
ONE NUMBER · IN WRITING
A from-figure for a primary augmentation, split the way your written quote splits it. The implants themselves are inside the number, stated by manufacturer and model, not billed as a surprise line later.
Surgeon’s fee · implants included
$6,300
Operating facility · AAAASF suite
$1,500
Anesthesia · board-certified anesthesiologist
$1,100
WRITTEN TOTAL
$8,900
Implant type affects the number: silicone typically adds to the total, and your written quote names the implant. Combined lift-plus-augmentation plans are quoted in the same itemized format. Financing through independent lenders: see example math.
WHAT THE NUMBER INCLUDES
EXCHANGE HONESTY · IN YOUR QUOTE
Implants are not lifetime devices. If a future exchange or revision is recommended, it is quoted in the same itemized format, and manufacturer warranty programs are applied where they exist. Stated in writing before your first procedure.
Practice
MARLOWE PLASTIC SURGERY
Document
ITEMIZED QUOTE · EXAMPLE
Case
PRIMARY AUGMENTATION
Issued
AT CONSULTATION, IN WRITING
B.06 · FAQ
AUGMENTATION · SPECIFICS
The general questions, from the consult fee to financing, live on the practice FAQ. These are the ones augmentation patients ask.
Call (480) 555-0142In cubic centimeters, with sizers, inside the range your measurements allow. Cup sizes vary too much between brands to plan with. At consultation you wear graduated sizers in your own top; your base width and tissue pinch define the sensible range, and you choose within it. Most patients land within 30 to 60 cc of their first instinct once they see it in the mirror.
Both are FDA-approved options with real trade-offs. Silicone typically feels more like natural tissue and is the more common choice; it costs more and monitoring recommendations differ. Saline costs less and a rupture is immediately obvious, at some cost in feel for thinner tissue. Dr. Marlowe shows you both against your own pinch test, and your quote names the implant either way.
Tell your imaging center you have implants: standard practice uses additional displacement views, and screening remains effective for most patients. On breastfeeding: many patients breastfeed after augmentation, and the inframammary incision avoids the ducts, but no surgeon can guarantee it; if future breastfeeding matters to you, say so at consultation and the plan will respect it.
Not on a fixed calendar, and not automatically at ten years; that figure is a common misreading of warranty terms. They are, however, not lifetime devices: monitoring is recommended, and many patients have an exchange or revision at some point for size change, settling, or device age. If that day comes, it is quoted in the same itemized format as your first procedure.
B.07 · BOOKING
MON–THU 8–5 · FRI 8–3
Sixty minutes with Dr. Marlowe: measurements, sizers in the mirror, and a written plan with one all-in number, implants included. $150, credited toward surgery if you proceed.
HOURS
Mon–Thu 8:00–5:00 · Fri 8:00–3:00
ADDRESS
6420 N Scottsdale Rd, Suite 240, Scottsdale, AZ 85253
PHONE
CONSULT
$150 · 60 minutes · credited toward surgery