Monday, January 22, 2007

Meet The Cost Of Expensive Surgeries With Cosmetic Surgery Loans

Most of health insurance schemes don’t cover the cost of a cosmetic surgery. The reason for exclusion of the cosmetic surgery from the treatments covered by a health insurance is that it is too costly. Those insurance companies that do cover the cost of cosmetic surgery do so only if the insured is willing to cough up a large amount at regular intervals as premium. It is to help people meet the cost of such surgeries that lenders in UK have come up with cosmetic surgery loans.

Cosmetic surgery loans can help people in many ways. Using the loan amount people can:


  • Get gastric and breasts implants done

  • Get rid of the excess fat through liposuction

  • Give a new look to their face through face-lift

  • Get rid of excess fat from the stomach region through tummy tuck

  • Go for LASIK (short for Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis Surgery, a type of eye surgery done by surgeons for correcting near and far-sightedness of vision) surgery

  • Go for dental reconstruction

  • air transplant/hair replacement done



Cosmetic Surgery Loans can be both secured and unsecured. A security is asked for by the lenders only if the loan amount is huge. If the loan amount is small, you can procure it without offering a collateral. Secured cosmetic surgery loan have easy terms and conditions due to the security offered. The interest rate is low and the repayment term long. Unsecured loans, on the other hand, have strict terms and conditions. The interest rates are slightly higher and the repayment term is short. However, absence of collateral ensures that these loans are processed very fast and reach the consumer fast, sometimes within forty-eight hours.

The number of lenders offering cosmetic surgery loans in UK is growing day by day. There are so many lenders right now that choosing even a cosmetic surgery loan has become difficult. A careful comparison of the interest rates is therefore necessary before we can actually apply for the loan.