Hello! I'm having surgery in mexico on march 28th. I talked to my ps yesterday and he told me he will be using epidural and IV sedation for my Tummy tuck, lipo and fat transfer to buttocks. Is this a regular procedure or is it too much? Also is it ok to get an epidural? I'm kinda confused and scared now. As it is I was already nervous of getting blood clots. Why use an epidural?? Thank u in advance for taking your time and answering my questions :).
March 11, 2014
Answer: Medical Tourism It is not unreasonable to use epidural anesthesia for the procedures mentioned, provided it is administered by a Board Certified Anesthesiologist and not just by the surgeon him/herself. Anti-embolic prophylaxis is certainly advisable. However, I agree with the other respondent in condemning medical tourism. The qualifications of doctors, the accreditation of facilities and the capacity to take care of complications are all difficult to assess at a distance. Living in LA, I have frequently had to treat individuals with severe complications following medical tourism abroad. It can be very costly if hospital admission is required and many plastic surgeons will refuse to see you. Furthermore, your ability to sue the doctor for malpractice is greatly diminished.
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March 11, 2014
Answer: Medical Tourism It is not unreasonable to use epidural anesthesia for the procedures mentioned, provided it is administered by a Board Certified Anesthesiologist and not just by the surgeon him/herself. Anti-embolic prophylaxis is certainly advisable. However, I agree with the other respondent in condemning medical tourism. The qualifications of doctors, the accreditation of facilities and the capacity to take care of complications are all difficult to assess at a distance. Living in LA, I have frequently had to treat individuals with severe complications following medical tourism abroad. It can be very costly if hospital admission is required and many plastic surgeons will refuse to see you. Furthermore, your ability to sue the doctor for malpractice is greatly diminished.
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Answer: General Anesthesia Recommended Having done a large number of tummy tucks and Brazilian buttocks lifts using fat grafting, I would recommend that you do this procedure with general anesthesia simply because the overall control of the airway is significantly better. We do all of our abdominoplasties and Brazilian buttock lifts with general anesthesia. We have excellent board certified M.D. anesthesiologists and our patients are fully monitored during this procedure. Any procedure of this magnitude that does not have full monitoring and satisfactory airway control is less than satisfactory.
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Answer: General Anesthesia Recommended Having done a large number of tummy tucks and Brazilian buttocks lifts using fat grafting, I would recommend that you do this procedure with general anesthesia simply because the overall control of the airway is significantly better. We do all of our abdominoplasties and Brazilian buttock lifts with general anesthesia. We have excellent board certified M.D. anesthesiologists and our patients are fully monitored during this procedure. Any procedure of this magnitude that does not have full monitoring and satisfactory airway control is less than satisfactory.
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