I have a consult apt. next week but im curious about something first.
There are two different people who do it in my area. There is a 400.00$ difference beteen the two of them. the higher one preforms it in the hospital the cheaper one in his office. Is this safe to do in the office? His nurse said hes been doing it like this for 27 yrs no problem. Should I be concerened? thanks

Actually the surgery isnt performed in the office. Most PS office's have a surgical center............which is like a mini hospital. It has everything they need.........and is set up like an operating room in a hospital. If procedure's are done in an actual hospital the cost is much higher. Nothing to worry about..............i dont think many PS do their surgerie's in hospitals.

It is safer done in the hospital as they will the have the resuscitating equipment needed if your heart was to stop beating for some reason. Also, I read that most deaths that happen as a result of plastic surgery (which are rare, mind you, but any surgery has its risks) happen when the surgery was performed in an office, not a hosptial. Doctors offices just do not seem to have the same high standards as hosptials. I would just feel safte in a hospital-if I were you I would pay the extra $400.00. Better safe than sorry.

they are not done in an office. The office would mean a dr's examining room. They are done in a small hospital and you'll be well cared for . They are often referred to as a "surgical suite." and are usually quite close to a hospital.
I doubt if a person gasping for breath and on the edge of death in a surgical suite would just be left to die. That's ridiculous. They have plenty of equipment there.

The thing that I would want to be sure of is that the anesthesiologist was highly qualified, and in those suites you could get one who isn't. You would want to ask if the anesthesiologist used in their surgical suite is board certified and how long they have been practicing. The anesthesiologist is a very important part of any surgery.

just make sure it is an accredited operating room....i will be getting my rhinoplasty in my surgeons private operatin room at his room as well.

My PS had a surgical suite within his office complex. It looked just like an operating room. I spent about 15 minutes with my anethesiologist in a separate room as he prepped me. Once I was rolled inside the surgical suite and positioned for surgery (a blepharoplasty), I was asleep within only a few minutes, long enough to say, "I feel sleepy..." The hospital was next door to my PS's office, though, so if there had been an emergency they could not handle, help was right next door.

Problems such as staph infections can occur in any surgical facility, and I actually felt more assured in the small suite than I would have in the large hospital facility.