The Craziest Secrets You Should Know About Hospitals

Ask What Is Going To Be Done

The surgeon who performed the best in our complication rate analysis said he and his partner drape their patients, do the whole operation, and close the incision themselves. He said, “I just know nobody is going to do it as carefully as I’m going to.”  Check whether your doctor will be doing your entire procedure and whether she will do your follow-up care.

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