I’m sure you’ve heard in the news about the 10 operations on Ms. Heidi Montag, and her plastic surgeon, Dr. Frank Ryan. “OMG- 10 operations! She’s addicted to plastic surgery! How could Spencer allow her to do all of that stuff! Where are the ethics on operating on such a beautiful, young, healthy woman!” I don’t have all of the medical records, so I can’t and won’t comment on all of the speculation. Dr. Ryan has an excellent reputation, so in the end, it’s the doctor-patient relationship between both of them that matters.
A big subtlety missing in all of this is- how long should your operation be? If you’re having multiple operations, what should the total time be in the operating room?
A rough estimate, and one that is not scientifially proven at all, is about 6 hours of surgery. In general, the surgery is not necessarily the big risk. The bigger risk to you, as a patients, is the ANESTHESIA. General Anesthesia causes your heart rate to decrease, can lower your blood pressure, can slow down your breathing, and in terms of your body, may be a bigger risk over longer periods of time.
Some hospitals actually have a time limit on cosmetic procedures and length of operating time. There’s no hard or fast rule.
(http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Entertainment/heidi-montag-speaks-plastic-surgery-good-morning-america/story?id=9596781)
However, if your operation or operations take longer than 4-6 hours, you may want to
- ask if you can have another plastic surgeon assist. The assistant can do alot of stuff, and still not be the primary surgeon, to speed up your case
- break up your procedures, so that you will have to have another operation in the future. For example you may want to do your face at 1 operation, and your body at a different time in the future.
- maybe your plastic surgeon is not as time efficient as others. If you get several opinions for a breast augmentation, and you get time quotes of 1-4 hours, then you may want to sift through the consultations in your head and really figure out who can give you the best result in a given period of time.
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