Channel 6 interview on awake breast augmentation
If you were up early this morning, you might have seen yours truly on channel 6, at 6:45.
I had been interviewed by WKMG's Jessica Sanchez on Monday. We discussed the controversy regarding "awake breast augmentation" surgery. We've discussed that topic at length here in this blog.
Unfortunately, only a very short bit of the TV interview was used. They didn't even mention one of the most important points: that many of the providers who use this technique are not board-certified plastic surgeons, don't have hospital privileges, and can't get proper anesthesiologists or CRNA's to work with them. Some don't even have any surgical residency training at all - they just took a weekend course or two.
It's a huge legal loophole. And it's bad news for Floridians.
Patient safety is my #1 priority. Having an anesthesiologist present, to monitor all the vital signs and make sure you are comfortable and breathing safely is a key part of patient safety. I think that skipping this, just to save a little money, is foolishly cutting corners in a dangerous way.
What are your thoughts? Please post a comment....
We'll post the link to the Channel 6 interview as soon as we can.
I had been interviewed by WKMG's Jessica Sanchez on Monday. We discussed the controversy regarding "awake breast augmentation" surgery. We've discussed that topic at length here in this blog.Unfortunately, only a very short bit of the TV interview was used. They didn't even mention one of the most important points: that many of the providers who use this technique are not board-certified plastic surgeons, don't have hospital privileges, and can't get proper anesthesiologists or CRNA's to work with them. Some don't even have any surgical residency training at all - they just took a weekend course or two.
It's a huge legal loophole. And it's bad news for Floridians.
Patient safety is my #1 priority. Having an anesthesiologist present, to monitor all the vital signs and make sure you are comfortable and breathing safely is a key part of patient safety. I think that skipping this, just to save a little money, is foolishly cutting corners in a dangerous way.
What are your thoughts? Please post a comment....
We'll post the link to the Channel 6 interview as soon as we can.
Labels: awake, breast augmentation, channel 6, Florida, interview, tv news, wkmg
posted by Thomas Fiala, MD, FACS, FRCSC 6:24 AM
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3 Comments:
I cannot comprehend why any woman would place her life and well-being in the hands of a provider who is not a board-certified surgeon. Patient safety should always be the #1 priority.
Thank you for the clarity of your message and your mission.
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What an alarming loophole. Thank you for reminding individuals about the importance of finding a truly qualified plastic surgeon. One should never cut corners when it comes to safety.
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