Reduced or eliminated plastic surgery consultation fees?

I have always offered free cosmetic consultations but have gone back and forth on whether I feel this is the best thing for me and my patients.  The way I look at it the advantages of free consultations are: You may otherwise lose the opportunity to impress a patient whom would otherwise not schedule a... more

In the Chicago area, the consultation fee is based specifically on the office. You may find two offices in the same city charging different fees and/or not charging a fee at all. In my office the consultation fee for a cosmetic procedure is $95. You spend the whole time with me personally and also it... more

In my North Carolina  plastic surgery practice we offer a complimentary initial consultation for people interested in surgery. These consultations are performed by my patient coordinator who has worked very closely with me for six years.  This consultation lasts 45 minutes. Patients ask... more

I have always charged a consultation fee from the time I started my practice in 1987.  The fee has increased over time to reflect inflation, as well as to reflect the increased experience that over 20 years of practice has given me.    Although there are some geographical... more

In the Chicago area there is a wide variety of practices to choose from and many patients will see several practices to find a "best fit" for their particular needs. Cosmetic surgery consultation fees range from $50 to $150 though many practices like ours charge nothing at all. Some will apply fees... more

In our San Francisco area practice we are not currently charging appointment or new consultation fees and haven't since our opening.  Unlike some of the other physicians we have a very low "no show" rate and find that when patients meet our staff and physicians they're even more impressed. We... more

We do not charge for consultation but require that the patient would cancel or reschedule within 48 hours. They can get charged if they booked the appointment and did not show up.

Our consultation fee is $50. We haven't changed it for the last several years. It is applied to any procedure that the patients might want to have in our office, including injectables, or they can apply it toward purchase of medical skincare products. We haven't had any complaints about this fee, everybody... more

I have charged a $100 consultation fee since opening the practice and have not changed at all. I too personally spend about an hour with each patient and do a very in-depth consultation. The $100 is applied toward any procedure done in 3 months of the consultation.

Tom, I have come full circle in my practice from initially charging no consult fee to charging a fee that goes toward the cost of surgery if the patient proceeds, back to charging no consult fee.  Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages to both, but in these lean economic... more