I'm deciding between 2 surgeons for my BA.They are both made me feel very comfortable however one said that he uses TIVO anaesthesia and therefore doesn't keep patients over night and the other surgeon uses the traditional method of anaesthesia and therefore insists that patients spend one night in hospital. How important is overnight stay and the method of anaesthesia used? Can this help determine my decision?
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June 24, 2013
Answer: Overnight stay after breast augmentation is unusual.
First we had Dow Corning gel implants some with patches or tabs on them, then saline implants, then low bleed implants. Now you are told the gel bleed problem has been solved. Because I've seen many implants and many promises about implants that later proved to be incorrect my opinion is as long...
Thank you for the question. Although specific recommendations can only be made after in person consultation, generally speaking, it is usually safe to proceed with breast augmentation surgery for patients who have undergone the Nuss procedure. Must be taken, in the event that exposed wires...
It sounds generally okay but you should see your PS to be sure. Was it an axillary incision? If so, you may have a small fluid collection at the incision site and it may benefit from being drained. Otherwise, it may be a swollen lymph node, which should (in that case) abate on...
