How do people afford Invisalign?

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I’ve got a professional job. But i just don’t have £4000 hanging about that isn’t signed up for something else.
dentist and I agree my gnashers need straightening up
how do people fund it?

Payment plan

As above, 0% payment plan/loan. Try to put as much down as a deposit if you can.

0% credit card, paid over as many months as possible without paying interest.

We got DD private braces, not invisalign as too much maintenance. £6000, payment plan over 12 months.

Save as much of a deposit as you can, then they will have a payment plan to spread the cost. Some places have a discount for a lump sum payment, so check and if this it the case, put it on a 0% credit card and pay it off in chunks. Do not do this if your credit card is not 0%!

yep - payment plan. Interest free over 12 months with my dentist.

Be aware of what you are getting into. You have to wear them 20+ hours per day, clean them if you take them out to eat and drink anything other than water. I rarely wfh which means I often don't eat between breakfast and dinner. I'm not half way through 71 trays and my teeth are separating out. Currently look awful and I'm getting more of a lisp and have to be very careful not to spit when I speak....
I didn't realise that I would have to wear night retainers for the rest of my life once I get to the end of my treatment plan.

I had fixed braces which are often a bit cheaper than Invisalign and put them on a 0% credit card for almost 2 years. I got a discount from the dentist for paying in full up front.

0% cc.

I did it with zero interest over a payment plan. Worth every penny op, do it.

Put down £1000 from savings as deposit then rest on a payment plan

Same way as everything else, they either have the money to do it (earn more then you and/or have lower expenses), or they do a payment plan.

Surprised at the comments!… Mumsnet has always been debt averse

Yes if course consider it carefully. My treatment finished 10 months ago.

1. i got a few ulcers and sore patches for the first 3-4 weeks which was horrible but passed
2. each new tray will hurt for the first few days then feel better and looser and then you will be more then ready for the next one
3. have a lisp initially but fades after a few weeks
4. yes you do have to wear 20 hours a day but you just get used to it
5. floss and a water flosser will be your best friends
6. yes you do have to wear a retainer at night afterwards but its just one of those things, its fine.
7. you can get retainer wires for an extra layer of insurance that they wont migrate back. Taken me a long time to get used to them though, but i don’t worry if I fall asleep and forget to put my retainer in
8. some
9. of best money ive ever spent i cant believe what they looked like before looking back at old photos

It would be easier just to get a fixed brace then?