Custom implants aren’t priced like off-the-shelf silicone — here’s what actually drives the number.
If you’re researching custom facial implants, you’ve probably hit the same wall everyone does: nobody gives you a straight number. That’s not evasiveness. It’s that a custom implant isn’t a single product with a price tag — it’s closer to commissioning a piece of engineering built around your own anatomy, which means the price depends on what your case actually requires.
Why custom costs more than off-the-shelf
A standard silicone implant is a pre-made shape a surgeon trims and shapes chairside during surgery. A custom PEEK implant starts from your own CT scan, gets digitally modeled to your facial anatomy, goes through design refinement with a surgical team, and is manufactured to that exact specification before you ever get to the operating room.
The main cost factors
- Design and engineering time — how many rounds of digital refinement your case needs
- Material — custom-milled PEEK implants are priced differently than stock silicone
- Surgical planning — the cross-check between the design team and your surgeon before surgery day
- Facility and anesthesia fees — these vary independent of the implant itself
- Scope — a single chin implant costs differently than combined chin, jaw, and cheek augmentation
- Primary vs. revision — replacing or removing a prior implant adds complexity a first-time case doesn’t have
Why revision cases are often priced differently
If you’re coming to this after a prior implant, revision cases typically involve removing scar tissue or a capsule around the old implant, sometimes staging the surgery in two parts. That’s additional surgical time on top of the custom design process.
How to get an actual number
The only way to get a real quote is a consultation that includes your CT scan, because the design and surgical plan come first and the price follows from that. Start with DMI’s implant process or read through common patient questions before you book.