Plastic Surgery: What You Need To Know During Consultation
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Abigail Aaronson
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Published on 31 March 2011
When deciding on whether or not to go through with plastic surgery, you will have what is known as a consultation with a surgeon to determine what procedure would be best for you and help you decide whether or not you like the doctor you're meeting with.
When deciding on whether or not to go through with plastic surgery, you will have what is known as a consultation with a surgeon to determine what procedure would be best for you and help you decide whether or not you like the doctor you're meeting with. Unfortunately, many patients hold their tongues during this meeting and let the doctor take over. The doctor tells you what they want you to know, usually checking his watch to make sure he can fit in the next patient. This is no good for you. Take control of your consultation and get the information you need to make an informed choice.
Ask your doctor what kind of anesthesia he will be using as part of your procedure. This can be an important thing for you to know. Surgeons will either make use of general or local anesthesia, which means the difference between being asleep or awake during the procedure. General anesthesia comes with some added risk, but some patients cannot bear the thought of being awake during plastic surgery or any other invasive procedure.
Whatever form of plastic surgery you are considering, make sure the surgeon has some representative examples of their work to show you. If they don't have any, consider choosing another surgeon. How else can you judge their work? Plastic surgery is different from many other forms of medical practice. It is as much an art as a science. Just because a doctor can perform a procedure safely doesn't mean the end result will look as it should. Take a look at some photographs and make sure that the results you are seeing are ones you can live with. You might also want to keep this in mind: he will be showing you the best examples of his work, so if you see some poor results, know that this is his best, not his worst.
Whether you see the best surgeon in town or the worst, there is at least a small chance that you will need revision surgery following your complete recovery. Even the best doctors do not have a 100% success rate with certain forms of cosmetic procedures. There are too many variables. The question becomes: who will pay for that revision? It's a good idea to establish this at the initial consultation so you don't find yourself in a most unfavorable situation later. Try to find a doctor who will do the revision free of charge, even if that means paying slightly more up front.
Ask your doctor what kind of anesthesia he will be using as part of your procedure. This can be an important thing for you to know. Surgeons will either make use of general or local anesthesia, which means the difference between being asleep or awake during the procedure. General anesthesia comes with some added risk, but some patients cannot bear the thought of being awake during plastic surgery or any other invasive procedure.
Whatever form of plastic surgery you are considering, make sure the surgeon has some representative examples of their work to show you. If they don't have any, consider choosing another surgeon. How else can you judge their work? Plastic surgery is different from many other forms of medical practice. It is as much an art as a science. Just because a doctor can perform a procedure safely doesn't mean the end result will look as it should. Take a look at some photographs and make sure that the results you are seeing are ones you can live with. You might also want to keep this in mind: he will be showing you the best examples of his work, so if you see some poor results, know that this is his best, not his worst.
Whether you see the best surgeon in town or the worst, there is at least a small chance that you will need revision surgery following your complete recovery. Even the best doctors do not have a 100% success rate with certain forms of cosmetic procedures. There are too many variables. The question becomes: who will pay for that revision? It's a good idea to establish this at the initial consultation so you don't find yourself in a most unfavorable situation later. Try to find a doctor who will do the revision free of charge, even if that means paying slightly more up front.