What happens if there is a complication?
In certain circumstances both the patient and the surgeon can do everything right but an unforeseen problem occurs resulting in disappointment for both. Although this can be handled in various ways, the most common approach is for the patient to pay for anesthesia and the facility, with the plastic surgeon donating his time, services and postoperative care. Major complications such as major infections, extensive skin loss, fluid overload, etc. are rare in the hands of an experienced surgeon and can largely be avoided by the patient provided he or she is compliant in carefully following the preoperative and postoperative instructions. You should also be aware that insurance companies do not cover aesthetic surgery complications. The insurance company’s stand is that if the patient chooses to pay, as an example for a tummy tuck, all cost related to that surgery are the sole patient’s responsibility.
