Re: More about the surgeon I'm looking at

[Guest guest]

I don't think its a question of do you do it every day but rather

what his personal philosophy about it is.

Is he commited to the same goals you are?

If things don't go well will he redo it.

Will he fight your insurance company to get you coverage?

I think alot of smaller cities (mine is 100,000 and no one does them

here!) get less surgeries like this. Face it if you can make good

money digging out wisdom teeth why get into BSSO's and Lefortes?

Its far more complicated.

Shiloh

>

> I wrote earlier asking anyone to describe the best way to pick a

> surgeon. I met with a surgeon the other week and I pretty much

> liked everything about this guy. This surgeon and the ortho I met

> with talk every week about their patients, he's board-certified,

and

> I got along great with the surgeon. The only problem is the

number

> of cases of this jaw surgery the surgeon performs every year. The

> surgeon used to perform about 1 per week, but (because of more

> patient insurance denials) he now performs about 8 - 10 per year.

> Is this a major concern...I mean the guy has been in practice more

> than 10 years so maybe its not. Any feedback would be great.

[Guest guest]

I don't think its a question of do you do it every day but rather

what his personal philosophy about it is.

Is he commited to the same goals you are?

If things don't go well will he redo it.

Will he fight your insurance company to get you coverage?

I think alot of smaller cities (mine is 100,000 and no one does them

here!) get less surgeries like this. Face it if you can make good

money digging out wisdom teeth why get into BSSO's and Lefortes?

Its far more complicated.

Shiloh

>

> I wrote earlier asking anyone to describe the best way to pick a

> surgeon. I met with a surgeon the other week and I pretty much

> liked everything about this guy. This surgeon and the ortho I met

> with talk every week about their patients, he's board-certified,

and

> I got along great with the surgeon. The only problem is the

number

> of cases of this jaw surgery the surgeon performs every year. The

> surgeon used to perform about 1 per week, but (because of more

> patient insurance denials) he now performs about 8 - 10 per year.

> Is this a major concern...I mean the guy has been in practice more

> than 10 years so maybe its not. Any feedback would be great.

[Guest guest]

Sounds to me as though you have a good working relationship.

I'm hoping you're asking him questions about what he thinks you

should do and why -- as well as for some idea of the number of

relapses he has. And if you're still feeling good about him, and your

ortho works well with him, and you're happy with your ortho, sounds

like you're on the road.

Cammie

>

> I wrote earlier asking anyone to describe the best way to pick a

> surgeon. I met with a surgeon the other week and I pretty much

> liked everything about this guy. This surgeon and the ortho I met

> with talk every week about their patients, he's board-certified,

and

> I got along great with the surgeon. The only problem is the number

> of cases of this jaw surgery the surgeon performs every year. The

> surgeon used to perform about 1 per week, but (because of more

> patient insurance denials) he now performs about 8 - 10 per year.

> Is this a major concern...I mean the guy has been in practice more

> than 10 years so maybe its not. Any feedback would be great.

[Guest guest]

Sounds to me as though you have a good working relationship.

I'm hoping you're asking him questions about what he thinks you

should do and why -- as well as for some idea of the number of

relapses he has. And if you're still feeling good about him, and your

ortho works well with him, and you're happy with your ortho, sounds

like you're on the road.

Cammie

>

> I wrote earlier asking anyone to describe the best way to pick a

> surgeon. I met with a surgeon the other week and I pretty much

> liked everything about this guy. This surgeon and the ortho I met

> with talk every week about their patients, he's board-certified,

and

> I got along great with the surgeon. The only problem is the number

> of cases of this jaw surgery the surgeon performs every year. The

> surgeon used to perform about 1 per week, but (because of more

> patient insurance denials) he now performs about 8 - 10 per year.

> Is this a major concern...I mean the guy has been in practice more

> than 10 years so maybe its not. Any feedback would be great.

[Guest guest]

Hello,

I just had surgery on Oct 26. Please, please do check into your

surgeon thoroughly. I have had my braces on for three years and was

supposed to go to one surgeon. I was going to him for those three

years and after the third year when I thought I was supposed to have

surgery,he told me he had not done the surgery in three years. He

said he could still do it, but did not know if I would feel

comfortable with him doing it. I then did a bunch of research and

found a surgeon who does it every day and am very pleased with him.

I still have numbing, but had very little swelling and very little

bruising and very little bleeding. He is very gentle and nice and I

really like him. Just please check into them, get referrals, look at

pictures of others, etc.

> >

> > I wrote earlier asking anyone to describe the best way to pick a

> > surgeon. I met with a surgeon the other week and I pretty much

> > liked everything about this guy. This surgeon and the ortho I

met

> > with talk every week about their patients, he's board-certified,

> and

> > I got along great with the surgeon. The only problem is the

number

> > of cases of this jaw surgery the surgeon performs every year.

The

> > surgeon used to perform about 1 per week, but (because of more

> > patient insurance denials) he now performs about 8 - 10 per

year.

> > Is this a major concern...I mean the guy has been in practice

more

> > than 10 years so maybe its not. Any feedback would be great.

[Guest guest]

Hello,

I just had surgery on Oct 26. Please, please do check into your

surgeon thoroughly. I have had my braces on for three years and was

supposed to go to one surgeon. I was going to him for those three

years and after the third year when I thought I was supposed to have

surgery,he told me he had not done the surgery in three years. He

said he could still do it, but did not know if I would feel

comfortable with him doing it. I then did a bunch of research and

found a surgeon who does it every day and am very pleased with him.

I still have numbing, but had very little swelling and very little

bruising and very little bleeding. He is very gentle and nice and I

really like him. Just please check into them, get referrals, look at

pictures of others, etc.

> >

> > I wrote earlier asking anyone to describe the best way to pick a

> > surgeon. I met with a surgeon the other week and I pretty much

> > liked everything about this guy. This surgeon and the ortho I

met

> > with talk every week about their patients, he's board-certified,

> and

> > I got along great with the surgeon. The only problem is the

number

> > of cases of this jaw surgery the surgeon performs every year.

The

> > surgeon used to perform about 1 per week, but (because of more

> > patient insurance denials) he now performs about 8 - 10 per

year.

> > Is this a major concern...I mean the guy has been in practice

more

> > than 10 years so maybe its not. Any feedback would be great.