A 43-year-old member asked:
do some?plastic surgeons?specialize in ?correcting botched surgery?
3 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

Dr. Greg Sextonanswered
Plastic Surgery 39 years experience
Maybe: Most plastic surgeons are capable of correcting bad results, but I am unaware of any surgeon that does only that. You probably want to find the most experienced surgeons in your area.
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Dr. Otto Placikanswered
Plastic Surgery 34 years experience
No board of botched: Surgeons are more likely to specialize in a region. For example rhinoplasty experts will have experienced with botched nose surgery whereas experts in breast augmentation are mor likely to be experienced in correcting botched breast surgery. There is no board specialization in botched surgery correction.
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Dr. Leonard Grossmananswered
Plastic Surgery 36 years experience
Possible: There are doctors who fix unfortunate results of plastic surgery, but i don't believe anyone specializes in that alone. If you find an expert in any field, they should be able to help you with corrective surgery as well. Good luck.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Is there a risk to the surgery?
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Dr. Pedro Hernandezanswered
Geriatrics 40 years experience
Which surgery?: In general all surgery has some risks. The risk from the anesthesia ( severe allergy, hypotension, respiratory or cardiac arrest) the risk during surgery of bleeding, perforarion of viscera, leaving instruments, gauze or towels inside, the risk after the surgery with infections, the risk of clots, the risk of not achieving the desired goal, the risk of scars internally (adhesions) or externally.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Do you normally show the patient the hardware that you will use in the surgery?
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

Dr. Denise Reevesanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 34 years experience
Not usually: Surgeons use a variety of instruments or hardware in the operating room. Sometimes we will show patients what an implant looks like, or other object that is specialized, but the run of the mill equipment is not usually shown.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
What would cause doctors to postpone surgery?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

Dr. Daniel Quonanswered
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 42 years experience
Several things: Surgeries can be cancelled or postponed due to a number of reasons. The patient can be too ill to undergo surgery, abnormal lab results, need for additional diagnostic information, or time not available, problems with equipment necessary for surgery, sick surgeon, emergencies, and natural disasters.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Do you have to pay for surgery in a public county hospital?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

Dr. Ankush Bansalanswered
Internal Medicine 17 years experience
Of course: Of course, why not? Medical care is not free, even at public hospitals. All the "public" in public hospitals means is that the government owns and runs the hospital. You still pay for all medical care either directly or through insurance (private or public).
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A 30-year-old member asked:
How often do attending physicians let the residents or fellows do most of your surgery?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

Dr. Arnold Bereshanswered
Podiatry 41 years experience
IT varies: If you are going to a teaching institution is it very common with the attending being present.
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