A GOOD CONSULTATION IS FREE OF CHARGE
If you have to pay for a consultation you may feel obliged to have surgery with an office that you are not entirely comfortable with. In fact, the laser centers that charge are counting on this. You should be able to screen the doctor and his or her office without feeling any obligation.
A GOOD CONSULTATION WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH COSTS UPFRONT
That sounds like a given, but as many laser centers have hidden fees, they are not able to give you a total cost until after your entire screening has been performed. You should be able to walk into an office and receive a cost before you ever step foot into an exam room. And that cost should be the same when you sit down to schedule.
A GOOD CONSULTATION DOESN’T MAKE PROMISES
No one can promise you what your vision will be after surgery. A good surgeon with lots of experience can give an expert opinion, and can usually be pretty accurate, but they can’t promise you how you will see when all is said and done. Many places will offer you a money back guarantee. You are generally required to pay extra for that guarantee, and what the surgery center is saying is that if you do not see as well as they hope you will, they will refund your money. It’s a gamble for them but the odds are in their favor. They still cannot promise they know how you will see.
Of course, there are many other things that are part of a good consultation, many of which are not quantifiable. How the staff and surgeon make you feel, how at ease you are with the office - these feelings are essential, and there are many different acceptable ways that an office may envoke these feelings. If you do not feel comfortable with the first consultation you receive, keep shopping until you do.
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
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