Who should decide?

Written by Escobar MD     

In some occasions I have seen that the patient is the last one to decide to get the surgery or not. I believe that this is a point that deserves special attention.

The patient should be the one to have the initiative to get the surgery, you should be the one who searches for a surgeon, and above all, you should be totally convinced of going through everything that a surgery implies.

Only when you are fully convinced will the process be satisfactory, and everything will be easier to overcome.

Do not let anybody influence you to get surgery, it is clear that an important part of the motivation to get the surgery are the people that surround us, but to a certain extent. Never go into an operating room forced by someone, but do not keep yourself from going in due to an external opinion either, or due to fear of what people will think of you...

The opinions from the people that surround you will help you decide, but in the end you are the most important; if you are an adult, it is your choice. Do not forget!

It is frequent to see how at times a surgery is cancelled due to the opinion of a boyfriend, of friends or relatives

When the patient seemed determined. We also tend to see people coming to a practice looking to get a surgery forced by criticism from their environment, to the extent that they believe that getting the surgery will solve all their problems (a rhinoplasty only fixes a nose, not an entire life).

Therefore I reiterate, think about it a lot, gather information, be clear about what your main motivation is, and never let anybody force you to do something that you do not want to do, whether in one or sense or another. A good surgeon must be aware of these situations and give you advice in the best way possible, from an honest point of view, without putting their interests before yours.