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Payments and Financing

As you make your decision for cosmetic surgery, you may need information about the various payment options available. We accept cash, personal checks, money orders, cashier’s checks and all credit cards as methods of payment. A 3% discount will be provided for payments made with cash or check. We also work with two financing companies to provide you with the best options to achieve your goals.

Financing:

We will be happy to discuss your financing options during your consultation. However, if you wish to secure financing before your consultation, you may contact the companies listed below.

Insurance:

Most insurances companies consider most plastic surgeries to be cosmetic, no matter your reason for choosing to have a procedure done. Therefore, they often do not cover them. Dr. Goodman has no affiliation with any insurance carriers (including Medicare); therefore, all fees must be paid in full at the time of your pre-op appointment, which is scheduled anywhere from 7 days prior to the procedure up to the day of your surgery. If your surgery is being performed at one of the two surgical centers we use, they may bill your insurance carrier the appropriate hospital and anesthesia fees. Sometimes, your insurance company may partially reimburse you for the fees you paid for your procedure. We have no control over whether they do or not, or the dollar amount. We will provide you with an itemized bill in as “insurance-friendly” terms as possible for you to submit to your insurer for possible partial direct reimbursement.

*You are ultimately responsible for full payment of your account, regardless of any supposed coverage by your insurance carrier. Dr. Goodman and his office have no affiliation with any insurance plans.

Contact Us:

Our Patient Care Coordinator,Nicole, is available to speak with you to provide you with the specific information you desire. If you have questions about plastic surgery and/or its costs, please contact Nicole

Via Website Form: https://www.drmichaelgoodman.com/contact/
Via Email: [email protected]
Via Phone: (530) 753-2787

The State of California, and other states, now require Health Care Practitioners to divulge any relationships they may have with Industry (payments; discounts for using their products; discounts for promoting their products, paid speaking engagements, etc.) This is called “Disclosure,” and is now (in addition to being ethically proper) required by the State Medical Board.

Consumers should look for such a statement on either their Provider’s website and/or on a statement prominently displayed in their office. This is especially important for novel treatments and therapies, especially in the “Cosmetic” arena, where many touted therapies are not evidence-based, and where the practitioner is reimbursed by the company whose product is touted or recommended to patients. Practitioners without such a statement may be reported to their state’s Medical Board.

Dr. Michael P Goodman receives no financial or “in-kind” reimbursements, or discounts from, “Industry” or any company producing the products he utilizes in his practice.

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Dr. Goodman was recently asked by Foad Nahai, MD, the Editor of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, one of the top Plastic Surgery journals, to comment on a recently accepted and fascinating article entitled “Labiaplasty: The Stigma Persists,” original research which discussed women’s negative attitudes regarding their genitalia, as compared with breasts and other areas of their bodies.
Dr. Goodman’s insightful commentary will be of interest to all women, especially those considering female genital plastic/cosmetic surgery. For the free Full Text of Dr. Goodman’s Commentary, click here. For an Abstract of the original article, click here.