DOI: 10.7910/dvn/auq2n3
title: Will Cryptocurrency Be The Deciding Factor In Your Decision To Get Plastic Surgery?

description: Patients have a new option to pay for their plastic surgery and cosmetic treatments at some plastic surgery centers. Some of the top plastic surgeons across the world already believe in the power of cryptocurrency and how it can help patients who need to pay for their medical treatments. Cryptocurrency offers an alternative payment method with several advantages, which is attractive to many people. Cryptocurrency is an investment in a stored value, so its value can increase significantly over time. With its potential and growth, this form of currency has become increasingly popular, especially amongst the millennials. Last year, a plastic surgery center in Texas was one of the first in the world to accept cryptocurrencies. A board-certified plastic surgeon, who founded the idea, said he decided to offer the new payment method as cryptocurrencies have gained popularity. In an interview, another top plastic surgeon said that their practice has patients from all over the world. Adopting Bitcoin and Ethereum, the two largest cryptocurrencies in the world would make the payment of procedures more fluid for their patients. Using this mode of payment would avoid the standard wait times when processing and exchanging currencies from banks and third parties. More medical practices in the USA are now accepting bitcoin as a form of payment for plastic surgery procedures. This is the first time that some of these medical practices have accepted cryptocurrency as a form of payment. One of such plastic surgery practice’s owners stated that accepting payments in cryptocurrency will simplify the payment process and protect customer privacy. Once patients are set up to pay for their services in cryptocurrencies, the practice divides the total cost of the service by the exchange rate to receive the amount due in Bitcoin or Ethereum exactly at this time. Blockchain technology is already being applied to a wide range of industries, including the medical industry. Some companies securely store and manage health information on the blockchain in real-time. While it’s still in the initial phase of adoption, it’s expected that over time this will change our industry and the world. As of now, cryptocurrencies are accepted only for cosmetic procedures and operations. This is because reconstructive currencies include health insurance. When patients pay with cryptocurrency, they can expect to receive the same quality of care as people who pay with other types of currency. It is true that such doctors are still new to cryptocurrency and are still learning about the processes that surround it. But this can help many patients at home and abroad pay for their treatments. Another top plastic surgeon from the United Kingdom said that his clinic has received many requests from patients to accept cryptocurrency payments, but none have been confirmed. He believes that this is due to the current crypto climate and recent decline in crypto value. He thinks that investors will seriously consider using this option later during the year when markets recover. Another doctor has said that their medical clinic has not received any cryptocurrency-related treatment requests since the market crashed earlier this year. Despite this, he believes there will be a rise soon in people asking to pay with cryptocurrency. It is the future of finance whose time has come. The global ubiquity of Bitcoin is a huge advantage, as it provides an easy way to pay for services. It can be used electronically or in a digital format, which makes it ideal for use across the world. One of the main advantages of the plastic surgery centers that accept Bitcoin is that this helps people who want to pay for services around the world get what they need. Times are changing and none of us can move away from the global opportunity offered by Bitcoin. One of these changes is how people interact with each other and their health care providers. Doctors have started seeing it when every day they have more and more patients from their own state and other countries. Some cosmetic surgery practices have already created special pages for potential customers who are interested in paying for cosmetic surgical intervention with Bitcoin. This allows them to log in for more information. Many people have shown interest in a short time. The potential is clear, Bitcoin is a currency that knows no borders. It can be used by people anywhere in the world, such as Australia or Siberia, or perhaps on the street who currently uses Bitcoin. Having instant access to such advanced plastic surgery services without a headache of exchange fees would be a tremendous bonus.