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Research
Information
about and risks involved with cosmetic
surgery
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Anaesthetic
The
Royal College of
Anaesthetists
have put all the
information you need to
know about anaesthetics on
their web
site.
Click
the link to read more . The Royal College of
Anaesthetists, 48/49 Russell
Square, LONDON
WC1B 4JY
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Haematoma
is also a risk involved in
having any
surgery.
This is bleeding inside
the skin and it may be
necessary to open the
incisions again to stop
the bleeding. If
this happens then there
will be more swelling and
bruising and it will take
longer to heal. If
you are thinking of having
surgery overseas, this is
something that needs to be
taken into account and you
must ensure your stay in
the clinic or the
immediate area, is the
minimum advised by the
surgeon.
Even one overnight stay
following a procedure in
the UK can be prone to
this problem, so bear in
mind for instance, if you
live in Scotland and have
surgery in London, this
will still apply to
you.
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Drains
after surgery Click here to read more about surgical drains.
Info
on DVTs
Read
this Daily Mail article about DVT's and surgery
Similar
story in The Telegraph but more statistics.
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Infections are also a
problem after surgery and
you are wise to consider
this with the current
problems of MRSA in UK
hospitals. There are
a lot of infections and
some can be caught like a
cold. Any infection should
be reported to your
surgeon immediately, so
that antibiotics can be
taken before the infection
gets out of hand.
Problems can be
encountered after
undertaking surgery
privately and you should
not be fobbed off by some
GPs or hospitals who think
that you do not have the
right to undertake private
surgery. Its
important to get treatment
immediately, so stand your
ground.
Statistics show, that
levels of hospital
acquired infections
abroad, are significantly
less than those in the
UK
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Quality of surgical
expertise There
are many excellent
surgeons throughout the
world and in my experience
of travelling these are
not solely confined to the
UK. However, it is
important in ALL cases
that whoever you chose to
perform your surgery, is
properly qualified in the
procedure you are
contemplating. All
surgeons and clinic
mentioned on this web site
have been investigated to
ensure they meet the high
standard of medical care
that any patient should
expect. All surgery
carries risks but by
following this advice,
risks can be reduced
greatly.
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Not so much of a risk,
but in case of
emergency
, an extract from an email
I received -
Following the disaster in
London, (July 2005) East
Anglia Ambulance Service
have launched an "In
case of Emergency ( ICE )"
campaign with the support
of Falklands war hero
Simon Weston.
The idea is that you
store the word " I C E "
in your mobile phone
address book, and against
it enter the number of the
person you would want to
be contacted "In Case of
Emergency".
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In an emergency situation
ambulance and hospital
staff will then be able to
quickly find out who your
next of kin are and be
able to contact them. It's
so simple that everyone
can do it.
It really could save your
life, or put a loved one's
mind at rest.
For more than one contact
name ICE1, ICE2, ICE3
etc.
Richard
Quicke
Lieutenant
Colonel
Director Finance,
Operations &
Training
ACFA -51-61 Clifton
Street, London, EC2A
4DW
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