5 important stages of preparation for plastic surgery

First consultation with a plastic surgeon – it is always a great excitement for the patient and a huge responsibility for the doctor, since it is the first consultation that determines whether the doctor and the patient will continue to work together. Young plastic surgeons do not always correctly understand how to behave with the patient, what important points should be clarified during the consultation, and how the patient should be prepared for surgery in the future. Competent management of the preoperative period to a large extent determines the success of the surgical intervention.

The clinic successfully performs a large number of operations, and preparation for them takes place in several main stages, says Vadim Fedorovich Simonov - plastic surgeon of the Medical Club clinic.

How to properly prepare for plastic surgery

Preparation for plastic surgery begins from the moment the patient first crosses the threshold of the doctor's office, and ends when the doctor brings the scalpel to the patient's skin.

The entire preoperative period consists of several important stages, each of which requires the necessary amount of work to be done.

5 stages of preparation for plastic surgery

1. Initial consultation

Almost always, patients who first turn to the specialists of the Medical Club clinic clearly know what result they want to see in the end, but have no idea how to achieve this result. In addition, the patient's ideas do not always correspond to the real possibilities of plastic surgery. Therefore, at the first stage of preparation for the operation, the doctor must delicately talk with the patient and work out a real, but attractive work plan for him.

2. Clinical examination

Probably one of the most important stages of preparation for surgery. The clinical examination of patients in plastic surgery includes several important points. In addition to clarifying the anamnestic data, clarifying information about allergies to medications, bad habits, and so on, it is necessary to conduct a careful examination of the scars on the patient's body. This is very important for predicting the aesthetic result of the operation. Further, a complex of laboratory and instrumental studies is carried out, the main of which are – a general blood and urine test, determination of the blood group and analysis for infections, as well as fluorography and an electrocardiogram. If necessary, consultations with other specialists are carried out at this stage.

3. Decision on surgery

It is this stage – psychologically the most difficult for a plastic surgeon. After analyzing the results of examinations, the wishes of the patient and his own capabilities, the doctor must answer the question: can he help this particular patient? It is often necessary to refuse an operation to those people whose health is not in a good enough condition for surgical intervention. In such cases, the problem must be solved in other ways.

4. Correction of Violations

This stage of preparation for the operation involves the elimination of various factors that may adversely affect its course and result. At this stage, it is especially important to pay attention to such a moment as smoking. Healing processes in smokers are about 25% worse than in non-smokers. If the doctor fails to convince the patient to completely give up cigarettes a few weeks before the operation – he should significantly reduce the number of cigarettes per day.

5. Preparation immediately before surgery

If all problems are resolved and the day of the operation is set, the doctor and the patient proceed to the last stage of preparation for the operation. 2 weeks before the procedure, it is recommended to stop taking hormonal preparations of aspirin. On the eve of the operation, it is necessary to recommend sedatives to the patient in order for the patient to cope with anxiety and get enough sleep on the night before the operation. On the day of the operation, the patient is prohibited from eating, drinking alcohol and smoking.

When all stages of preoperative preparation are completed, and the patient is on the operating table – The further course of the operation depends on the work of the doctor. But from the moment the operation is completed and the patient opens his eyes, the postoperative period begins, where the doctor and the patient work together again.

Coordinated work of the doctor and the patient and proper preparation for the operation – this is the key to her success.

In order to achieve the best possible results of surgical intervention in plastic surgery, estet-portal.com recommends that you follow exactly this sequence of stages of preparation for surgery. The surgeons of the Medical Club clinic are attentive to the issue of preoperative preparation of each of their patients, and this – one of the secrets of successful plastic surgery.