A Complete Guide To Eyelid Surgery
©copywrited William Portuese MD, 2007/8
FINDING THE COSMETIC SURGEON AND PHYSICIAN ANESTHESIOLOGIST
PATIENTS TRAVELING FROM OUT OF THE AREA
The Baroness Hotel |
The Inn at Virginia Mason |
The Silver Cloud Hotel |
The Sorrento Hotel |
YOUR FIRST APPOINTMENT
Some of the topics that are discussed are as follows:
- Patients will have the opportunity to express what they would like to change about their eyelids.
- Realistic expectations will be reviewed.
- Patient’s physical examination.
- Patient’s medical history.
- The technique of upper and/or lower blepharoplasty explained.
- General anesthesia.
- The Seattle Eyelid and Blepharoplasty Center.
- Pre- and postoperative care instructions.
- Common risks, alternatives, and relative expectations.
- Followup visits, costs, and scheduling.
- All previous operative notes, records, and any past medical history that is pertinent from an anesthesia standpoint.
- Visual field obstruction test performed at an ophthalmologist’s office for any insurance-related visual obstruction.
- Any recent or past injuries to the eyelids.
- Allergies to any medications.
- Prescription medications and herbal supplements.
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