If you’ve lost trust with your surgeon, is it possible to consult with other doctors?

Thank you for your question.    We as physicians  normally refer  cases to the primary doctors but there  cases  that the patients can seek the opinion and  treatment from other physicians. 

This is a tough question and something that is not easy no matter which role you are playing. Typically I refer patients back to their original surgeon. I do however also see consults with patients who are unhappy with a result from a prior procedure. Like other physicians have commented, I make sure to talk to the prior surgeon before I get involved and I charge a fee just like I would if I were doing the procedure for the first time. I also make sure that the patient is completely healed from their previous surgery before I will operate as well. Hope this helps.