Financial Policy

In order to keep down the cost of medical services, charges are payable at the time services are rendered. We assist our patients with insurance by supplying them with a standardized form stating diagnosis, procedure codes, dates of service and the breakdown of charges.

Upon scheduling all elective surgeries or after emergency surgery, a member of our office staff will discuss the charges for surgery, your insurance coverage, and your proposed method of payment. You are responsible for the unpaid balance resulting from any difference between our fee and your insurance reimbursement.

In some cases of elective, non-cosmetic, major surgery, it may be advantageous to contact your insurance carrier for pre-operative authorization. We will be happy to submit a letter to your insurance carrier with appropriate photographs.

If there is any difficulty with your ability to pay, please discuss this with our office manager and some mutually acceptable arrangement can be made.

Fees for Cosmetic Surgery

As recommended by the American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons, our policy is that fees for all cosmetic surgery be paid prior to surgery. Fees for cosmetic surgery are due in full seven (7) working days before surgery.

Patient Resource Center - Men & Plastic Surgery

Long perceived as the domain of self-indulgent celebrities, plastic surgery has become a boom industry. This growth is mainly the result of the aging Baby Boomer Generation. In fact, by the year 2001, there will be one American turning 50 every 6.8 seconds. And both men and women are seeking to stop the clock - to prevent the outward signs of aging.

Women have traditionally made up 80-85% of cosmetic surgery patients but that is changing. Men are having cosmetic surgery in record numbers. According to the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (ASPRS), the number of men undergoing liposuction has more than tripled and male facelifts have nearly doubled over the last five years (1992-97).

"More men are viewing cosmetic surgery as a viable way of looking and feeling younger," explained ASPRS president Dennis Lynch, MD. "Looking younger to compete in the workplace is one of the most common reasons I hear from men seeking cosmetic surgery," said Dr. Lynch.