If you are interested in getting liposuction or if you’re a doctor running a cosmetic surgery center, both of you are in an interesting position during a bad economic time. Liposuction and its related cosmetic industry cousins continue to remain afloat despite tough monetary conditions. Yet while the statistics may show a drop to some degree compared to 2006 and 2007, it’s pretty amazing how strong the number are already.
How has this come about? By building a bridge between both the patient and the doctor. And that bridge is in the form of offering some key discounts on liposuction prices. When people who were always on the fence about having this weight loss procedure actually happen, seeing some discounted pricing can make all the difference. This brings in steady customers and is keeping things moving in 2009.
What sort of discounts are we looking at? Well, liposuction has never been cheap and it has never been something you just go out and “buy”. Treatments costs thousands of dollars, usually starting a little bit under $2,000. What’s possible now is to start off with a price that’s 10% to 25% lower than expected.
This seems to be enough to bring out the price conscious consumer whose wallet has been hit a little but is still OK. It also brings out the people who were always wondering what it would be like to go ahead with such a surgery but the high price tag always kept them at bay. In this way, in the long term, places might create repeat customers down the road through one time discounts.
Whenever you’re dealing with a place that offers really good prices on liposuction, make sure you’re getting what you pay for. Or rather, make sure you’re getting MORE than what you pay for! Don’t sacrifice quality for saving a few dollars. If you do, you might spend twice as much going to a second doctor to get the job done right.
