I need your opinions regarding surgery and plastic surgeons

I have been researching the very few surgeons i have to choose from on my plan, I am down to 2 left to choose from one of which I havent even bothered to make a consult with cuz they want a referal from my dr and I already have a consult with another surgeon which i had to get a referal for and im not sure my insurance will allow me to go seek two surgeons. This is the deal I was approved for abdominalplasty and most the surgeons want money up from so my choices are soo limited its not even funny. I went ahead and called the medical board to check on the stats of the surgeon i have a consult with, here is his info, he has been doing plastic surgery for over 20 yrs, he is board cert in plastic surgery but has had one malpractice suit which was settled in 1997? i beleive, and has a good records since. Should I be concerned about this? Should it be a determining factor? Since my choices are this, either I go to him or i save up 7500 bucks to pay for surgery, what would you do? I will find out more about his work and ethics and such when i have my consult but right now Im stressed as I dont have much of a choice unless I pay out of pocket and I just cannot afford to do that, please give me your opinions thanx Deanna

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