Hip dips are not a growth and nothing is removed to treat them. The depression at the side of the hip is the shape of the underlying skeleton, where the bone sits in relation to the muscle and fat above it, so surgery aimed at it adds volume rather than taking any away. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons publishes no cost page for hip dip surgery, read on 2026-09-11. The operation actually being described is fat grafting, and the nearest published figure is buttock augmentation with fat grafting at $7,264 in surgeon fees.
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The name describes the wrong operation
Because the dip is skeletal in origin, no amount of liposuction will address it and removing tissue nearby can make it more obvious rather than less. What is offered instead is filling: fat harvested by liposuction from elsewhere and grafted into the depression, sometimes alongside buttock augmentation done in the same sitting. This is why searching for a removal price returns so little of substance. Asking a practice for a fat grafting quote for the hips, by contrast, is asking for something it can actually itemise.
The nearest published benchmark, and why it is only near
ASPS publishes buttock augmentation with fat grafting at $7,264, buttock implants at $7,964 and a buttock lift at $7,062, all surgeon fees excluding anesthesia, operating room facilities and other related expenses. Hip grafting is commonly done as part of that same operation, so the fat grafting figure is the closest published reference. It is not a price for the hips alone, and a quote covering only the hips should not be assumed to match it. As with a BBL, the volume achievable is limited by how much donor fat there is and how much of the graft survives.
What to get itemised
ASPS lists buttock enhancement costs as the surgeon's fee, hospital or surgical facility costs, anesthesia fees, prescriptions for medication, post-surgery garments, medical tests, and any special pillows that may be required for your recovery. That last line applies here too, because grafted fat must not be compressed while it establishes. ASPS states most health insurance plans do not cover buttock enhancement or its complications. This record prices the operations; it does not tell anybody which one they need, and hip shape is one of the clearest cases where the honest answer may be that no operation is indicated.
Questions people ask about hip dip removal surgery
How much does hip dip surgery cost?
No page is published for it. The operation people mean is fat grafting, and the nearest published figure is buttock augmentation with fat grafting at $7,264 in surgeon fees, excluding anesthesia and facility.
Can hip dips be removed?
No. The depression reflects the underlying skeleton, so surgery adds volume by fat grafting rather than removing anything. Removing tissue nearby can make the dip more noticeable.
Is it done with a BBL?
Often, because both use fat harvested by liposuction and placed through the same operation. ASPS publishes that operation at $7,264, and a hips-only case should not be assumed to cost the same.
Does insurance cover it?
ASPS states that most health insurance plans do not cover buttock enhancement or its complications, and notes that many plastic surgeons offer patient financing plans.