Will my age affect my surgery?

Effect of age on Sur: Yes, in many cases age plays an important part in the need or desirability of surgery as well as the outcome of any surgery. For instance, a positive diagnosis of prostate cancer requires serious consideration of surgery in a man of 40 years, but such surgery is not required if the same diagnosis is made in a man of 85 years. Advanced age also significantly increases the risk of surgery.

Yes:physiologic age!: The decision to recommend surgery is always predicated on what the risk vs. Benefit is to the patient. Therefore, age may play a very big role in the relative benefit and risk. With that said, it is important to distinguish physiologic age vs. Chronologic age: a 60 yr old obese smoker may be at much higher risk than a healthy 80 yr old with no heart or lung disease.