Thinking of financing $22,000 implants for a family member in a assisted living. Do you think a good idea or not? Worried they will get lost.

If the person who will get the implants has the actual cash I would say yes (my Uncle did this so he could eat steak -- then he passed away 6 months later).

If anyone other than the person who is getting the implants is thinking about financing it or contributing financially, this should be a hard NO.

If you can comfortably afford it, sure why not, it would be a very nice gift to give. I'd buy them for my mother if I could. We're talking about implants her right? There is no worry for them getting lost, implants are permanent fixtures, not like dentures or partials.

You can't lose them. Implants are permanent.

Implants of what? Teeth? Hair? Breasts? Facial cheek fillers.. other cheek fillers 🤪

If you are considering dental implants think carefully. It is a long painful process. I had mine done. And you don't get implants and then forget about it. You still have to have routine cleanings by the dentist. Regular brushing and flossing. Annual appointment with gum specialist.

Dental implants are permanent and can't 'get lost'.

If this is a real post, which is doubtful, Martha would have come back by now to expand on her original question which was nothing more than a title.

Hmm... I assumed the OP was referring to teeth but maybe they are talking about cochlear implants?

My answer is still the same: unless the family member with the problem can afford this from their own cash resources without financing, and is a good candidate for the surgery, then go for it. Other risks from surgery at an advanced age is something to be seriously weighed.

My Mom finally got hearing aids this spring. She wasn't putting them in because she worried that putting her sunglasses and hat on and off would knock them out into the mass of fall leaves in her yard. Our solution was to use medical tape to keep them secure.

Oh, never thought of hearing. In that aspect I may say no. But then it depends on age and if Dementia is involved.

I know a women who was born hard of hearing. Wore hearing aides all her life and at about 60 had the cochlear implant done and hates it. She doesn't feel she hears any better then with aides.

This operation is not for everyone. Not everyone's hearing problem is caused by the cochlear. The cochlear has little hairs inside that vibrate that help with sound. Some people are born without the hairs so they are deaf. Others, the hairs are destroyed by overly loud noise.

If it is teeth you are thinking about. Implants are not as easy as advertised and there is a possibility of reject of implant later on.

If it is for hearing that your talking about I would reconsider that as well. The procedure and then the difference in sounds could add to issues.

My mother's ENT specialist at University of Cincinnati would not consider cochlear implants for anyone over 70. My cousin had them done at age 63. She did not have good results.