What are the risks of surgery?
Any surgery performed in any hospital or surgery center carries the risk of complications. The chances of such a complication occurring are low but not zero. The only way to have no risk of complications is to not have breast reconstruction, which is an option. Standard surgical risks include bleeding, infection, pain, damage to nerves and blood vessels, partial of complete flap loss if flaps are done, permanent scars, and the need for revision surgery. These risks are common to all physicians performing breast reconstruction or other kinds of surgery. Each type of procedure has its specific set of risks. We will carefully go over any risks involved before your procedure and are happy to answer any questions or concerns you might have at any time.
Any surgery performed in any hospital or surgery center carries the risk of complications. The chances of such a complication occurring are low but not zero. The only way to have no risk of complications is to not have breast reconstruction, which is an option. Standard surgical risks include bleeding, infection, pain, damage to nerves and blood vessels, partial of complete flap loss if flaps are done, permanent scars, and the need for revision surgery. These risks are common to all physicians performing breast reconstruction or other surgery. Each type of procedure has its specific set of risks. We will carefully go over any risks involved before your procedure and are happy to answer any questions or concerns you might have at any time. Back to top 6.
With recent advances in anesthesia, operating room monitoring, and pre-operative testing, the risks of surgery have become considerably smaller. For a healthy individual, it is probably riskier driving in a car than going under anesthesia. Surgical risks related to the operation itself vary depending on the type of procedure performed. Will my insurance cover any of the costs ? In general, insurance will not cover a procedure that is fully cosmetic in nature. Insurance companies, however, do generally cover some or all of the costs for operations designed to improve the function of you (for example to improve nasal breathing, to improve visual fields, etc.) Some procedures performed by Dr. Khanna have both functional and cosmetic components. In these situations, the functional part of the procedure is billed to the insurance company.
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