Paying before surgery?

[Sunnysideup77]

I saw someone saying they never had to pay pre-surgery in case something went wrong. Can you all share your experiences at ps clinics? I paid 1mil krw for deposit for rhino+ba, surgery was next day and the translater was asking me to pay the rest all up before surgery starts. Is this normal procedure - I felt it was quite pushy but will understand if this is normal here.

 

[nitekoala]

I paid 10% down payment too, then remaining 90% just before the surgery .

 

[oreocream]

I paid 20% down payment even before stepping foot into Korea. I thought that was pretty steep.

 

[nitekoala]

I paid 20% down payment even before stepping foot into Korea. I thought that was pretty steep.

Hm I read somewhere not to pay down payment before consulting..mind sharing which clinic requires DP before consultation?

My 10% DP was paid after my consultation and I decided on the clinic ..

 

[yvonnebegin]

Being new to plastic surgery I can only give my two cents from what happens back home. I had knee surgery a few years ago and no doctor where I am from would perform surgery before payment is taken. Is this not the normal way of doing things?

 

[oreocream]

Hm I read somewhere not to pay down payment before consulting..mind sharing which clinic requires DP before consultation?

My 10% DP was paid after my consultation and I decided on the clinic ..

It's View Clinic. But then again, you have to secure the surgery date and without DP, your appointment won't be prioritized. That said, I think the 20% they asked of me was too much.

 

[waitingforyou]

I paid 10% down payment too, then remaining 90% just before the surgery .

I agree with nitekoala. I usually pay 10% of the sum in cash for deposit and then pay 90% before surgery when signing the surgery contract. Good luck!

 

[lizzyhong1]

I paid for deposit too!

 

[Mellisa]

I also paid 10% of total price as a deposit. And I paid the rest on the surgery day~~

 

[missj93]

I paid 500,000 KRW deposit (about ~$500/usd) per surgery at JW (so total about $1500 cus I was getting my eyes, nose and jaw done). This was to secure my surgery date and I paid this well in advance cus JW was my top choice.

I paid the remaining amount the day before my surgery at my consultation.

 

[oreocream]

And this is another gripe I have with View Clinic. I think 20% deposit of the final undiscounted price is too much of a desposit. And they kakao me the refund policy after that. Next time I'm 10% if I'm doing at View again. If they refuse, I'm going to DAPRS.