Sample Pricing of a Face Lift and Recovery (revised as of July, 2023)

So, I wanted to give people an idea of pricing. Let's assume that after Dr. Lev sees your photos he recommends a facelift for you that includes the neck, jowls, cheeks, upper and lower eyelids.

As of July of 2023, that surgery performed at the simple clinic costs a package price of $8800. That price includes Dr. Lev's fee, the anesthesiologist's fee, and the clinic fee combined.

Now then. That facelift which includes the neck, jowls, cheeks, and upper and lower eyelids performed at the Cima Hospital costs a combination of Dr. Lev's "a la carte" fee ($6000) which only includes the anesthesiologist's fee, PLUS approximately $6000-$7000, the hospital fees, PLUS $300 for the private duty English speaking overnight nurse which adds up to approximately $13,100 which is approx. $4700 more than the clinic fees which are all inclusive.

It's really, truly impossible to give an exact price for the Cima hospital bills because the hospital charges according to how long the OR is used for your surgery and what specific medications and services you used. They charge around $1000 for every hour spent in the OR. They, like every hospital in the US, charge for everything from the OR to bandaids. They charge for every single little thing. When I had my facelift done at the Cima Hospital in 2008, my hospital bill was $1700. They've been consistently raising their prices every year since then.

Meanwhile....

Dr. Lev is quite happy to do the surgeries at the Santa Lucia clinic. It's actually an eye clinic with one OR. and because it's an eye clinic, it's particularly immaculate, much more so than a full service hospital. Plus they love Dr. Lev so they give him relatively easy access to their one OR.

The Cima hospital only accepts major credit cards. Dr. Lev only accepts cash in USD, Zelle transfers, or wire transfers into his USA bank account.

With a facelift of any kind, you need to arrange a minimum 15-day stay in San Jose, Costa Rica, preferably in one of the two recovery places we recommend to our patients. These two places that we recommend, who know Dr. Lev's "drill" and protocols cost either $125 or $180 per night, and are all-inclusive of meals, private room and bath, rides to your appointments with Dr. Lev pre and post op, and the clinic on surgery day, flat screen tv, hospital bed, a/c, ceiling fan, free wifi and internet, etc.

Email me at trlwd2@gmail.com if you have any further questions. Also, send your photos to me at that email address as well. Make sure you take clear photos in front of a plain background with good lighting. Front and side views.

Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you!!

Love, Didi