And I would only want a surgeon that does many hernia repairs to be fixing mine. Though we all have probably trained at one time or another and could do a reasonable repair, skills and judgment come from experience and I would only want an experienced surgeon fixing my problems. ...
If you have a history of a stroke, high blood pressure and diabetes, your plastic surgeon will most likely request medical clearance from your primary care doctor. You will have to be medically optimized for surgery which would include good blood pressure control, tight blood sugar control...