Hello I need to leave 5 days post op with my drain and stitches back to the US is there any doctors or clinics that anyone know of that will remove the drain and cut the stitches when it's time?
January 25, 2014
Answer: Traveling for Surgery Part of the issue of traveling for surgery is follow up care. For patients leaving NYC for surgery and then returning with unresolved care such as sutures and drains to remove, you will need to find a local doctor. Expect to pay for your visit as these doctors were not your treating doctor so there is no doctor patient relationship established or expectation of care. When you see your operating surgeon after surgery, the suture removal and drain removal is all included, but when you see another doctor, then you would be obligated to compensate them for their services unless your operating surgeon made special arrangements for you ahead of time with a local surgeon for you. I often see patients returning from medial tourism misadventures requiring revision surgery or follow up care. Unfortunately, the surgeons never explained to them any potential follow up care needed after surgery after they returned home.
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January 25, 2014
Answer: Traveling for Surgery Part of the issue of traveling for surgery is follow up care. For patients leaving NYC for surgery and then returning with unresolved care such as sutures and drains to remove, you will need to find a local doctor. Expect to pay for your visit as these doctors were not your treating doctor so there is no doctor patient relationship established or expectation of care. When you see your operating surgeon after surgery, the suture removal and drain removal is all included, but when you see another doctor, then you would be obligated to compensate them for their services unless your operating surgeon made special arrangements for you ahead of time with a local surgeon for you. I often see patients returning from medial tourism misadventures requiring revision surgery or follow up care. Unfortunately, the surgeons never explained to them any potential follow up care needed after surgery after they returned home.
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October 19, 2017
Answer: Stitch removal Thank you for the question.I don't believe it would be safe for you to travel before these can be removed by your PS, as he has to check that everything is going well with incisions and drain. US Dr's and PS's don't usually agree to treat post op patients that had surgery n other countries and this is why a patient has to commit to staying in town and resolve all this before flying home.Dr. Campos
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October 19, 2017
Answer: Stitch removal Thank you for the question.I don't believe it would be safe for you to travel before these can be removed by your PS, as he has to check that everything is going well with incisions and drain. US Dr's and PS's don't usually agree to treat post op patients that had surgery n other countries and this is why a patient has to commit to staying in town and resolve all this before flying home.Dr. Campos
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