Plastic Surgery’s Top Five Discounts

admin @ July 28, 2010 # One Comment

For cheaper plastic surgery, discounts are: all cash payment, using layaway, combining several surgeries, having stand-by surgery or surgery during a slow time.

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Plastic Surgery & Health Insurance: Good News!

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A plastic surgeon says he can get insurance firms to cover labiaplasty, if he shows the labia structures are causing pain, infections and other medical woes.

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Chemical Peels – What’s Old is New Again

admin @ February 15, 2010 # One Comment

During hard economic times, the “lipstick effect” applies; people want to look good without spending a lot so they forgo the face lifts for chemical peels.

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Plastic Surgery “Bo-Tax” Misses Mark

admin @ August 10, 2009 # One Comment

The U.S. Senate Finance committee in Washington, D.C. is currently mulling a ten percent tax on plastic surgery procedures nationwide to scare up more dollars for a new and (supposedly!)    better health plan overhaul.
(“Botax”, a combination of “tax” and “Botox” has become the unofficial name for the surcharge.)
The logic behind the luxury tax appears to [...]

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Plastic Surgery and Unethical Marketing

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When you search for a plastic surgeon, you are usually best served by avoiding the splashy commercials that first meet the eye and shout the loudest like:

Huge billboards, featuring low, low prices for plastic surgery
Coupons for huge discounts
Awarding surgical services as a prize from a raffle or contest
Limited time offers
Any breathless message that shouts: “Hurry! [...]

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