How to Find Out What Your Surgery Costs Before You Ever Come In

For a lot of women, the most intimidating part of a cosmetic procedure isn't the operating room. It's the money, and the quiet worry that asking about it makes you look like you can't afford it. LJCSC built its whole intake process around taking that fear off the table long before you walk through the door. Janelle Robinson returns to show how the LJC team takes the mystery out of the price from the very first phone call. Ballpark pricing is published online and quoted right over the phone, so you can picture the real number before you ever book a consult, and a trained coordinator like Marissa can map a likely surgical plan and monthly payment scenarios on the spot. Janelle also makes the case that a payment plan is not a fallback for people who are short on money. Nearly one in three of the women at LJCSC choose one, plenty of them with the cash already saved, simply because it keeps that money free for the family while they pay over 6, 12, 18, or 24 months at no interest. Janelle walks through the soft check that won't touch your credit and takes about a minute, why there's no penalty for paying early, and how a woman who came in for just her eyes ended up doing a full facial rejuvenation under one recovery once she saw how the numbers actually worked. Chapters 00:00 Why the old money episode got retired 02:32 Making the money decision with a clear head 03:22 One in three people use a payment plan 04:05 Getting a real price over the phone 08:51 Bundling procedures under one recovery 14:16 Lower monthly payments vs no-interest plans 17:49 The soft credit check that won't touch your score 19:19 Applying online and the PatientFi partnership Links See La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre payment plans and ways to pay: https://www.ljcsc.com/pricing-promoti... Browse La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre ballpark pricing: https://www.ljcsc.com/pricing-promoti... Please request your free consultation online at https://www.ljcsc.com/ or call La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre, San Diego, at (858) 452-1981 for more information. Questions answered by this episode 1. How can I find out what plastic surgery costs before I book a consultation? 2. Does La Jolla Cosmetic publish its pricing? 3. Can a patient coordinator give me a price estimate over the phone? 4. Will checking my payment options affect my credit score? 5. What's the difference between a soft credit check and a hard credit check? 6. How many people use payment plans for cosmetic surgery? 7. Can I pay off a cosmetic surgery payment plan early without a penalty? 8. How long are the no-interest payment plans at La Jolla Cosmetic? 9. Is it cheaper to combine multiple procedures into one surgery? 10. Should I use a payment plan even if I already have the money saved? About this podcast Learn from the talented plastic surgeons inside La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre (https://www.ljcsc.com/), the 12x winner of the San Diego's Best Union-Tribune Readers Poll, global winner of the 2020 MyFaceMyBody Best Cosmetic/Plastic Surgery Practice, and the 2025 winner of Best Cosmetic Surgery Group in San Diego Magazine's Best of San Diego Awards. Join hostess Monique Ramsey as she takes you inside LJCSC, where dreams become real. Featuring the unique expertise of San Diego's most loved plastic surgeons, this podcast covers the latest trends in aesthetic surgery, including breast augmentation, breast implant removal, tummy tuck, mommy makeover, labiaplasty, facelifts and rhinoplasty. La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre is located just off the I-5 San Diego Freeway at 9850 Genesee Ave, Suite 130 in the Ximed building on the Scripps Memorial Hospital campus. To learn more, go to https://www.ljcsc.com/ or follow the team on Instagram @LJCSC (  / ljcsc  . Watch the LJCSC Dream Team on YouTube @LaJollaCosmeticSurgeryCentre (   / @lajollacosmeticsurgerycentre  . The La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Podcast is a production of The Axis: https://www.theaxis.io/ Theme music: Busy People, SOOP