Is it normal to have to pay the full cost of surgery for breast augmentation the day of your pre op appointment?

Although each surgeon will have his or her own office policy, in
general it will be at least 2 weeks before surgery.  My patients are required to put down a deposit
to secure a surgery date and full balance is due 2 weeks prior as well as all
of their surgical documentation.  We
accept various modes of payment as well as have financing options available.  My fees include the
surgical fee, operating room fee, anesthesia fee and all follow up visits. 

This is a good question.  Yes, it is standard to pay in full prior to any cosmetic / plastic surgery.  When the full payment is due depends on different office policy.  For our office, a deposit is left at your initial visit or when you decide to book your surgery to reserve your date of surgery.  We collect the final payment at your pre-op visit which is generally 2 weeks prior to your surgery.  For our office, the anesthesiologist and facility fees are paid separately and those are paid on the day of surgery, but this can differ depending on where you are having surgery.  There are different payment options including check, credit card and financing options for plastic surgery including CareCredit to finance procedures such as breast implants.  Good Luck.     

Dear Roxy,    There is no 'standard' for surgery payment, though most surgeons require payment for surgery 1 - 2 weeks before surgery in order to reserve the surgery time. That is done to prevent financial loss for the surgeons in case of a short notice canceleation that does not give enough time to fill up the slot. For that reason, payments close to surgery are uncommon and personal checks are not accepted. If you have full confidence in your surgeon and you are sure of having the surgery done , paying for surgery at the preop vist should not make a difference. Always, consult with board certified plastic surgeons and check their before and after pictures to make sure that you like the results.           Best of luck,                                Dr Widder