Im getting a bbl July 19th. I'm 21, 5'10, 205 lbs, athletic, healthy. Dr. Salama's office needs my medical clearance 3 weeks before surgery. My primary care refuses to clear me before a week prior to the surgery. I have no idea what to do about this. No walk in clinics in my area will do it because I'm not a patient, so I'm completely at a loss. I've invested so much, and have been planning for months. Does anyone have any suggestions?
March 4, 2019
Answer: Medical clearance Best to talk it over with your medical doctor and explain the situation. Good luck with your surgery.
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March 4, 2019
Answer: Medical clearance Best to talk it over with your medical doctor and explain the situation. Good luck with your surgery.
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February 8, 2022
Answer: Medical Clearance and Cosmetic Surgery Medical Clearance has different purposes for different people. The most common reason for getting a medical clearance is to assure the surgeon and anesthesiologist that it is rather safe to operate on someone. This is usually obtained on older patients and or on high risk patients. Since the most common source of problems may have to do with the heart, we often obtain clearance from a Cardiologist who in some cases would actually test the heart with a Stress Test before issuing a clearance.In MY humble opinion, a "clearance" from a Family Practice physician or a walk in clinic doc in a box which is not based on a thorough evaluation, is devoid of any clinical meaning and is literally a CYA piece of paper. Remember - your Plastic surgeon trained longer and more intensely than someone with a 3 year residency so WHY would he need such a letter to tell him what he already suspects? The only plausible explanation is to have such a piece of paper in your chart SHOULD something happen to you. But at age 21 without obvious medical conditions your risk factors are EXTREMELY low (look up ASA I risks).The reason why a surgeon wants all the tests in early is to avoid costly late cancellations. I cannot answer as to why your PCP insists on seeing you a week before surgery since chronic conditions are not apt to come on suddenly. Not a logical stance.As long as you want to keep both physicians, you cannot move forward.Peter Aldea MDMemphis, TN
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February 8, 2022
Answer: Medical Clearance and Cosmetic Surgery Medical Clearance has different purposes for different people. The most common reason for getting a medical clearance is to assure the surgeon and anesthesiologist that it is rather safe to operate on someone. This is usually obtained on older patients and or on high risk patients. Since the most common source of problems may have to do with the heart, we often obtain clearance from a Cardiologist who in some cases would actually test the heart with a Stress Test before issuing a clearance.In MY humble opinion, a "clearance" from a Family Practice physician or a walk in clinic doc in a box which is not based on a thorough evaluation, is devoid of any clinical meaning and is literally a CYA piece of paper. Remember - your Plastic surgeon trained longer and more intensely than someone with a 3 year residency so WHY would he need such a letter to tell him what he already suspects? The only plausible explanation is to have such a piece of paper in your chart SHOULD something happen to you. But at age 21 without obvious medical conditions your risk factors are EXTREMELY low (look up ASA I risks).The reason why a surgeon wants all the tests in early is to avoid costly late cancellations. I cannot answer as to why your PCP insists on seeing you a week before surgery since chronic conditions are not apt to come on suddenly. Not a logical stance.As long as you want to keep both physicians, you cannot move forward.Peter Aldea MDMemphis, TN
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