Is It Better to Get a Tummy Tuck Done in a Hospital or a Surgery Clinic?

As many of my colleagues have said, it has to be appropriately accredited and safe.

But assuming that it is, there are many advantages to a Surgery Center. It is usually less expensive. It is more personal and private, and more likely to cater to the needs of someone having cosmetic surgery. The staff are more understanding and caring generally. Also Surgery Centers are geared to sending their clients home, and the type of anesthesia that is used makes this easier.

The surgeon may need to make some special arrangements. For example I like to make a house call on the day after surgery for Tummy Tucks. If patients live too far they stay overnight in a nearby hotel.

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This procedure is done as an outpatient operation by most surgeons. Overnight care is fine but generally not needed.

The surgicenter should be appropriately certified, medicare, state certified , AAASF ,etc.

Check on the anaesthesiologists and other doctors who work there.

hospital outpatient or inpatient is fine as well

Tummy tuck surgery should be performed in a fully accredited surgical facility; whether it's an outpatient surgery center or a hospital. The location depends on your overall health and if you have any medical problems that would prohibit you from having it done in an outpatient setting. Discuss this in detail with your plastic surgeon and also ask who will be administering the anesthesia during your surgery.

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Dr.Bruno

When having surgery, the most important thing is to ensure that your surgeon in board certified in plastic surgery and your anesthesiologist in board certified in anesthesia and the hospital or facility has inspected and certified operative facilities.  

 

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As long as you are healthy, and the hospital and surgery center are both accredited, elective surgery should be safe in either setting. There are pro's and con's to both. Every member of the American Society of Plastic Surgery and American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery is required to maintain hospital privileges for all procedure performed in a surgery center. While the vast majority of these procedure are not perfromed in a hospital, the requirement is made to be certain that your board certified plastic surgeon is maintaining some local peer review.

Surery centers to tend provide more flexibility in scheduling, a higher "on time" rate and lower cost. The hospitals can take care of more complicated problems, and maintaining those resources, seldom used in elective cases, is where the additional cost comes in.

Whether hospital-based  or office based, the top consideration is accreditation of the facility. This ensures that safety protocols are used. Surgeons certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery will only use properly accredited facilities so even more important than the facility is choosing a qualified plastic surgeon. My preference is to use my own facility because I can control the patient's experience more than in a hospital setting and it is more private. However, I would use the hospital for larger procedures that require close monitoring and your surgeon should have hospital priviledges for the specific operation.

Both are appropriate and the final decision may come down to cost, but be sure your plastic surgeon is board-certified, and the surgery center is accredited and the person providing anesthesia is certified.   Outpatient surgery centers can be less expensive, often report lower infection rates and usually have quicker turnover times (less emergencies) - all good things for patients.  Surgery "clinic" is a little misleading - be sure you are going to a board-eligible or certified plastic surgeon's office, and ask about the accreditation of the surgery suite, whether it is physically in his/her office or down the street! 

Your safety during a Tummy Tuck is the most important.  You need to choose a board certified plastic surgeon to perform your abdominoplasty and use an accredited facility.  If both options, hospital and surgery clinic, are available for your tummy tuck then you should select the location that you feel most comfortable with. 

I have performed tummy tucks in hospitals and in my own surgical center. I prefer my own center with my own staff, my own equipment, overnight care, and a very private entrance. It is important to be certain a center is fully accredited and that anesthesia is administered by a board certified anesthesiologist.

The surgery should be performed in an accredited surgical facility. Depending on the state, this can be a hospital, a stand-alone surgical center, or even an in-office surgical suite. If you wish to have your surgery in the hospital, I don't see any reason why it could not be performed there unless your surgeon does not have privileges. The key is to be sure that:


The facility is accredited by the state for surgical procedures

Your plastic surgeon is Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery


I've included a link so that you can check the certification of your surgeon online.