How to Choose a Plastic Surgeon & What Awake Surgery Is Really Like | Sandra Bouzaglou, MD, FACS
with Dr. Sandra Bouzaglou, MD, FACS · Plastic Surgeon, The Center for Plastic Surgery and Med Spa, Lexington
Thinking about plastic surgery but not sure how to choose a surgeon, or what it's like to have surgery awake? In this episode of the Top Providers Podcast, Joe Brown talks with Dr. Sandra Bouzaglou, MD, FACS, a plastic surgeon and the founder of The Center for Plastic Surgery and Med Spa in Lexington, KY. Dr. Bouzaglou covers: - The questions to ask before you choose a plastic surgeon - Red flags and what to ask at a consultation - Why she built her own outpatient surgery center - Surgery under local anesthesia with oral sedation, and who is a candidate - When it may be time to talk to a surgeon about a breast reduction - Her plastic surgery training at the University of Kentucky This episode is for general information and isn't a substitute for advice from your surgeon or doctor. Talk to your own care team about your options.
- 0:00The questions to ask before plastic surgery
- 0:39Welcome & meet Dr. Sandra Bouzaglou
- 1:18How to choose a plastic surgeon
- 2:29Red flags & what to ask at a consult
- 3:54Why she built her own surgery center
- 5:06Awake surgery: who's a candidate
- 5:50When it's time for a breast reduction
- 6:30Training at the University of Kentucky
- 8:14What she wants patients to know
- 9:10Facelifts & why she still enjoys her work
- 10:16Wrap-up
For general information, not a substitute for advice from your own doctor.
The guest
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Clips from this episode
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Shorts0:28Questions to ask before you pick a plastic surgeon
Don't just go off of Google. She suggests asking friends who have seen the surgeon, and asking about qualifications, which procedures they do routinely, how they do them, and their complication and infection rates. General information, not medical advice.
Shorts0:35Why she doesn't operate on everyone
She does many procedures under local anesthesia with oral sedation, but she is selective. She wants patients healthy, with blood pressure under control, sometimes with medical clearance, and preoperative labs done ahead of time.
Shorts0:39When to talk about a breast reduction
Living with back or neck pain from heavy breasts? She explains when a breast reduction comes up, and why she sees it as making breasts proportional to the chest wall, not just a lift. General information, not medical advice.
Shorts0:45Why residency couldn't break her
What her plastic surgery residency at the University of Kentucky was like, why five years of general surgery beforehand helped her through the long nights, and having a child during her chief year.
Shorts0:30Why her general surgery background matters
What she wants you to understand before a consultation: experience. She talks about how her general surgery background, including fluids and electrolytes, emergencies and the airway, shaped the way she practices.
Transcript
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