Body Lift

During a private one on one consultation, Dr Colbert will listen to your body lift goals and expectations. After a full medical history, Dr Colbert will examine the areas that you would like to have contouring performed on, and then discuss a customised treatment plan that is tailored to your needs. Many patients often present with multiple areas of excess skin, and it is often possible to safely perform several procedures during the same operation.

Results are long-lasting, especially if you maintain a stable weight and healthy lifestyle. However, aging and weight fluctuations can affect long-term results.

• Dr Colbert MBBS FRACS (Plastic Surgery) is an Australian trained and fully qualified Specialist Plastic Surgeon.
• Dr Colbert is one of only a few Specialist Plastic Surgeons in Australia who focuses exclusively on breast and body surgery.
• Dr Colbert personally performs body lift surgery with another Specialist Plastic Surgeon, Mr Robert Love. This helps ensure that surgery is performed safely and efficiently. This is important as long surgery times are associated with an increased risk of complications, such as anaesthesia complications, blood clots, hypothermia, bleeding, wound healing problems, and wound infections.
• Dr Colbert and his staff take pride in providing great patient care, delivered in a comfortable and stress-free environment.

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Costs associated with body lift surgery in Perth can be confusing, but to help make things clearer we have listed the following fees that make up the final cost.

Surgical fee

• The surgical fee includes the surgery, all post-operative care, and standard post-operative dressings.
• Please note a quote for the surgical fee can only provided after a consultation with Dr Colbert, and as every patient is different we’re unable to give estimations over the phone.
• This surgical fee is payable before surgery in total, however Medicare and your health fund may provide a rebate.
• The Medicare item number for a circumferential bodylift is 30179, and to meet the criteria for this item number you need to have:
  • A circumferential excess of tissue that has resulted from significant weight loss of at least 5 BMI points.
  • Skin rashes (e.g. intertrigo or another skin condition) from this circumferential skin excess and has failed 3 months of treatment;
  • The circumferential excess of tissue interfere with the your daily activities;
  • Been weight stable for at least 6 months.
• If you meet the criteria for 30179, then this means that Medicare may help provide a rebate for your operation. Your private health fund may also provide a rebate, provided that you are on a suitable level of cover for appropriate amount of time – but you should always check this yourself with your health fund.

Anaesthetic fee

• The anaesthetic fee includes general anaesthesia plus pre-operative and post-operative care.
• After your consultation with Dr Colbert you will be provided with an estimation of your Anaesthetic fee on behalf of your Anaesthetist.
• For procedures that have a Medicare item number, and provided you meet the criteria, then Medicare and your health fund may pay a rebate for some of the anaesthetic fee. Please note however there is usually an out of pocket gap, and your Anaesthetist will discuss this with you before your operation. 

Hospital fee

• The hospital fee includes the operation room fee, bed costs, surgical or medication fees, and any other hospital extras.
• Medicare does not cover this fee. If you have private health insurance then this may be covered by your insurance fund, but you should check with your fund if there is any out of pocket expenses. If you have no private insurance then you will have to pay this fee on discharge from the hospital.