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Liposuction in Berlin from $1,200 (≈ €1,100)

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from $1,200 (≈ €1,100)

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Liposuction: a patient's abdomen and flanks before and after surgery before after
Stubborn local fat that diet and exercise don't shift. Your plan is set at the consultation

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Liposuction and fat removal in Berlin: price and key facts

Liposuction for patients from Berlin at City Medical Centre starts at €1,100 (from $1,200). The first online consultation is free; the doctor names the final price and it is fixed in the contract.

Price
€1,100 (from $1,200)
Duration
1–4 hours
Anesthesia
local or general
Stay
home the same day (local anesthesia) or after 1 day (general anesthesia)
Recovery
back to work after 7–10 days
Final result
3–6 months after surgery
How it works
Send photos on WhatsApp or Telegram, get a free doctor assessment and the price, then confirm the plan and dates before anything is booked.

How it works · Liposuction prices

Information current as of 5 November 2026

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Results

Liposuction results
of our patients

All cases are real patients. Faces and identifying details are hidden.

Abdomen and waist

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Liposuction of the abdomen and waist: before and after surgerybeforeafter
Liposuction of the abdomen and waist: before and after surgerybeforeafter
Liposuction of the abdomen and waist: before and after surgerybeforeafter
Liposuction of the abdomen and waist: before and after surgerybeforeafter
Liposuction of the abdomen and waist: before and after surgerybeforeafter
Liposuction of the abdomen and waist: before and after surgerybeforeafter
Liposuction of the abdomen and waist: before and after surgerybeforeafter
Liposuction of the abdomen and waist: before and after surgerybeforeafter
Liposuction of the abdomen and waist: before and after surgerybeforeafter
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Comparison

Liposuction techniques

We use two liposuction techniques: tumescent (classic) and VASER (ultrasound). Compare the goal, the indications and the anaesthesia to choose the right technique together with your surgeon.

Tumescent liposuction

A special solution loosens fat for removal through a thin cannula

Tumescent liposuction: abdomen and thighs before and after surgery

from $1,200

Main goal
Removal of local fat with minimal blood loss
When it is done
Abdomen, flanks, thighs, back, arms, chin
Anaesthesia and stay
Local or general anaesthesia, home the same day or after 1 day

VASER liposuction

Ultrasound breaks down fat cells before vacuum removal

VASER liposuction: a male patient before and after surgery

Price at consultation

Main goal
Defined muscle relief and body contouring
When it is done
Athletic abs and delicate areas
Anaesthesia and stay
Local or general anaesthesia, 1–4 hours of surgery

The benefits and recovery times shown are averaged for each technique and given for guidance: the scope of correction and rehabilitation depend on your anatomy and individual features, and the surgeon confirms them at the consultation.

At the consultation the surgeon draws up a plan for your case and explains how your liposuction will go.

Free, before surgery and with no obligation.

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Zones we treat

One operation can cover several areas — you save on recovery time and on budget

  • Belly and flanks

    The most requested area for women and men, often combined with abdominoplasty

  • Thighs (outer and inner)

    Fat pockets that resist training

  • The back and lower back

    Back rolls that disrupt the silhouette

  • Arms, including the shoulders

    A cosmetic issue seen in warm weather

  • Chin and neck

    Small area, fast visible result

  • Knees

    A delicate spot that requires precision

  • Chest (for men)

    Fat-related gynecomastia and pseudogynecomastia

About the clinic

A clinic where you can feel at ease

Modern equipment, comfortable rooms and care for every patient

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Liposuction is not for everyone

If your case can be solved without surgery, the doctor will tell you so at the consultation — and you will not spend money for nothing.

Suitable

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  • Local fat that resists diet and exercise
  • Uneven subcutaneous fat
  • Disrupted body proportions
  • Silhouette changes after childbirth or weight loss
  • Fat component of gynecomastia in men
  • Good skin tone and elasticity

Not suitable

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  • Not yet 18
  • Pregnancy and the breastfeeding period
  • Endocrine obesity
  • Decompensated diabetes
  • Disorders of blood clotting
  • Serious heart, kidney or liver disease, cancer

Not sure the surgery is right for you?

Leave your number — the coordinator will call you back, and the surgeon will tell you whether liposuction suits you. No surgery booking needed.

Find out if it suits me
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Prices

You know the price
before surgery

The final price is calculated individually after an examination and fixed in the contract.

Liposuction prices

  • First consultationFree
  • Flanks / waist liposuctionfrom $1,400
  • Thigh liposuction (outer)from $1,200
  • Thigh liposuction (inner)from $1,200
  • Liposuction of the torso (front abdominal wall, sides of the abdomen, lower back)from $3,600
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Find out your liposuction plan and price

The surgeon assesses the fat deposits and skin tone, listens to your wishes and chooses the right technique.

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all inclusive

What the price includes

From preparation for surgery
to post-op check-ups.

  • All scheduled dressings
  • Scheduled post-op check-ups
  • A personal coordinator on call
  • Compression garments fitted on the day of surgery
  • A stay in a comfortable
    hospital ward with meals
  • Individual recommendations
    for recovery
  • Remote progress monitoring
    by photos

from $1,200

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How it works

From consultation —
to your new contour

An agreed treatment plan, careful monitoring after surgery and post-op check-ups.

A surgeon goes through the liposuction plan with a patient on a monitor1

Consultation
and the surgical plan

The surgeon listens to your wishes, assesses the fat deposits and skin tone and rules out contraindications. A hormonal screening is also ordered — it helps predict the long-term result.

Paying the deposit by card at the clinic reception2

Booking the date
of surgery

We reserve a surgery date for you: the deposit can be paid by card at the clinic or online by bank transfer. The terms are fixed in the contract for medical services

A blood sample tube for tests before liposuction3

Check-up before
surgery

Blood tests (complete count, coagulation panel, biochemistry, infections), an ECG, a chest X-ray and, if needed, a GP consultation. All tests can be done at the clinic with no waiting.

The surgical team during the operation4

Surgery

Marking the areas and fitting compression garments. Under local or general anaesthesia the surgeon removes fat through 3–5 mm micro-punctures — from 1 hour for small areas to 3–4 hours for a combined procedure.

A hospital ward at the clinic5

Waking up
and monitoring

With local anaesthesia you go home 3–4 hours after surgery; with general anaesthesia you stay one day in a comfortable ward under medical supervision.

A surgeon and a patient in the ward during recovery6

Recovery

Compression garments for 30–45 days. First changes show at 2 weeks, once swelling subsides; the final result forms in 3–6 months. Check-ups at 7 days, 3 and 6 months.

Book a free consultation — the surgeon will plan every step with you.

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Recovery following liposuction

After tumescent liposuction, recovery is much shorter than after a conventional procedure. Most patients return to work within 7–10 days. In the first week, mild swelling and a raised temperature are possible — a normal response to surgery. Compression garments are worn for 30–45 days: they fix the new contours and speed up tissue recovery. In the first month, bathhouse, sauna, pool and intense sport are off-limits. For the best result and faster recovery we recommend lymphatic drainage massage, pressotherapy and a gradual return to activity. First visible changes show 2 weeks after surgery, when the main swelling subsides; the final result forms in 3–6 months.

Post-op check-ups

After 7 days, at 3 months and at 6 months. Until the end of the year, get a post-surgery consultation with your surgeon to review results and get more information, at the clinic's expense.

Advantages

Why people choose City Medical Centre

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Just find out — you lose nothing

At the consultation we discuss your wishes and assess the fat deposits and skin tone. Before surgery an endocrinologist rules out hormonal causes of the fat deposits — this improves the long-term result.

A surgeon on a video call with a patient after surgery

We stay with you after surgery

The surgeon follows your recovery and the new body contour at check-ups after 7 days, 3 and 6 months. Check-ups, dressings and aftercare advice are already included in the price of surgery.

A surgeon shows a patient a model and body contouring diagrams

A beautiful contour that fits your figure

Tumescent and VASER techniques, micro-incisions of 3–5 mm and precise volume control. Our aim is a smooth contour that keeps the natural proportions of your body.

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Your schedule is our priority

We respect your time: we work 24/7, with easy booking and a personal approach — we adapt to your pace.

A surgeon shows a patient a tablet: no hidden fees

Fixed prices

After the consultation the surgeon defines the areas and the scope of surgery, and you get a clear price fixed in the contract — no hidden extras.

A surgeon visits a patient in the hospital ward after surgery

Round-the-clock care after surgery

With general anaesthesia recovery starts in a comfortable hospital ward under round-the-clock nursing care. The stay and meals are already included in the price.

FAQ

We answer what
people ask before booking

Liposuction in Berlin: price and what is included

Prices are in US dollars; the amount in brackets is an approximate conversion to EUR at the rate of 02.10.2026. The final price is fixed in your contract.

How much does liposuction in Berlin cost?

Prices start from $1,200 (≈ €1,100) per area. The surgeon sets the final price at the free consultation, and it is fixed in the contract, with no hidden extras.

What is included in the price?

The operation under local or general anaesthesia and the surgeon's support throughout recovery. The price is per area and fixed in the contract.

How do I get my exact price?

Message us on WhatsApp or Telegram using the buttons below. A coordinator will answer your questions and book a free consultation where the doctor names the exact price.

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Liposuction in Berlin: a short guide

Before any decision on liposuction in Berlin, it helps to know how the clinic approaches it. An endocrinologist rules out hormonal causes of excess fat, which improves the long-term result. Surgery uses tumescent and VASER techniques and closed fat-harvesting systems with precise volume control. Liposuction can also be combined with other procedures, for example a tummy tuck for the abdomen.

Follow-up does not end at discharge. The surgeon stays in touch throughout recovery, and planned check-ups take place at 7 days and at 3 months. Until the end of the year, a post-op follow-up consultation with the surgeon is at the clinic's expense, to review the result and answer questions. Patients from Berlin also get advice on returning gradually to activity.

One operation can cover several problem zones, and the price reflects that: from $1,200 (≈ €1,100) for a single area, calculated individually for combinations. The contract fixes the sum with no hidden extras. For patients from Berlin, a free surgeon consultation is the place to plan scope and cost together. Leave a request to book yours.

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A city of 3.7 million, and why that means booking ahead

Berlin's population stood at 3,700,577 as of 31 December 2025, according to the Bevölkerungsfortschreibung published by the Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg, the joint statistics office for Berlin and Brandenburg. In a city that size, the practical question for most patients is not whether a procedure is available but when their own schedule has room for it.

Liposuction recovery involves a compression garment for 30–45 days and a month without bathhouses, saunas, pools, intense sport, alcohol or tanning beds, with most people back at work in 7–10 days. For someone balancing a Berlin job and private life, the easier approach is usually to count backward from a quieter month at work, rather than to search for a quieter season — the medical timeline itself does not depend on the time of year.

Several areas can often be addressed in a single operation, which some patients use specifically to reduce how many separate recovery periods they need to fit into a busy year.

What statutory insurance in Germany does and doesn't pay for

Liposuction for body contouring is a cosmetic procedure, not a treatment for an illness, so Germany's statutory health insurance (gesetzliche Krankenversicherung) does not normally fund it. Under §52 SGB V, insurers must charge a patient for part of the cost of treating complications that follow a medically unnecessary cosmetic operation — a rule that exists specifically for procedures chosen for appearance rather than for health.

Because the usual return to office work after liposuction falls within 7–10 days, most patients cover that period with ordinary sick leave: the employer continues paying wages for up to six weeks of incapacity under §3 of the Entgeltfortzahlungsgesetz, well before statutory Krankengeld under §44 SGB V would ever become relevant. The catch is that Paragraph 3 applies to incapacity arising without fault on the employee's side, and an elective aesthetic operation is not automatically treated that way, so the time off is best agreed in advance or taken as paid holiday. It's a good idea to tell your employer you'll need a short period off, without needing to explain the reason.

Checking who is actually performing the procedure

Liposuction can be done under local or general anaesthesia depending on the areas treated, which means more than one professional is involved in your care on the day: both the operating surgeon and, where general anaesthesia is used, the anaesthesiologist should be qualified doctors registered with the Ärztekammer Berlin, the statutory chamber for the city's roughly 36,000 physicians. Its site offers a free, public way to confirm a name, see how complaints are handled, and reach the Schlichtungsstelle, an independent mediation body, if a dispute ever needs resolving outside a courtroom.

It is also worth asking whether the surgeon is a member of DGPRÄC, the German Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, founded in 1968 and now with more than 2,000 members, since its searchable list is specific to this field rather than medicine in general. A surgeon who is comfortable explaining which technique they use, how many zones they typically treat in one session, and what the post-operative check-up schedule looks like is giving you the kind of detail worth basing a decision on.

Can someone in Berlin get advice before booking an appointment?

Yes — coordinators are available on Telegram and WhatsApp around the clock, so the first conversation about your situation and options doesn't require coming in first.

With Berlin being this big, is there a season when it's quieter to book?

The procedure itself isn't seasonal; it's more about matching the 30–45 days in a compression garment and the month without saunas, pools or intense sport to a period when your own schedule in Berlin has the room for it.

Will my German health insurance cover any part of this?

Generally not, since body contouring is cosmetic rather than medically necessary; under §52 SGB V your insurer is required to pass on those costs if a complication needs extra treatment, so check your own policy's terms directly with them beforehand.

Can I treat more than one area at once to save time off work?

That's a question for your consultation, since it depends on the areas and the plan the surgeon proposes, but combining zones in one operation is a common way patients reduce the number of separate recovery periods they need.