Cosmetic surgery should be taken seriously and if you have any plan to undergo plastic surgery then in this article we are going to suggest you some questions which you must ask your surgeon.
1. You should ask your surgeon whether he is certified from some board, whether he holds license or not? This is very important as sometimes doctors attendant some weekly seminars and learn some process in cosmetic surgery and called them self cosmetic surgeon. Certificate ensures that surgeon has gone through required training procedure before operating over patient.
2. You should also ask the doctor about his experience in this procedure. More experienced surgeons can handle complicated situation very easily and successfully.
3. To see whether facility under which you are going to get operated is well equipped for emergency or not is very essential. You must ensure that staff is very well trained for any situation and should have required necessary equipments required during emergency.
4. You should also enquire about the technique and equipment they are going to use during surgery. They must be aware of the latest advances in the field of plastic surgery.
5. Anesthesia is very important for all type of surgeries. So it becomes very vital to know about what kind of anesthesia they are going to use. As your body may be allergic to certain types of anesthesia and information regarding any sort of allergy must be conveyed to doctors before they give you anesthesia.
6. Ask for the risk involved in surgery as this step will help you to prepare for all possible outcomes and also helps to mitigate the risk involved in the procedure.
7. You should always check the plastic surgeon portfolio. Surgeon must have before and after photographs of his patient which can give you the idea about the capability of the surgeons and accordingly you can fix an expectation level.
8. Ask for the recovery time. This will help you to plan your time off efficiently.
9. You should ask the surgeons about the expected results. He must be able to give a realistic idea about your post surgery looks. Never believe surgeon who promises to make you look like a celebrity. Don’t discount that surgeon who does not meet your glamorous expectation and shows you the realistic picture. Be sensible in your approach as surgeons are not magician.
10. Do ask about the after care as some procedure may require you to remain under observation. Proper after care is must for successful recovery.
If your surgeon doesn’t answer all of the above queries then you must search for the other and keep looking until you find someone that can answer all above question to your satisfaction level.