system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why are braces so expensive? I saw a car being sold for $4‚800‚ and my braces are $5‚500. How?
gpt
Compared to any other medical procedure,  they're a great deal.  That price includes a year or two of regular visits to somebody with a doctorate in orthodontics, all the equipment and a custom fit retainer at the end. 

If you look at the cost of seeing a doctor once without insurance,  it doesn't seem so bad anymore.