what is your criteria for chosing a surgeon

I am posting here because it will go to the library. It is sometimes hard to hold my tongue when I read how some members chose their surgeons. 1. Statistics. The number of deaths and complications depends on the kind of patients the surgeons accept. Many surgeons will not do surgery on high risk patients because they know you ask. Others care so much about us, that they do operate on super obese with many comorbids. Thankfully. 2. His staff is nice. and he/she have a good bedside manner. You have to give people a chance. If they do not call back right away, they may be spending their time with newly post ops in trouble. The whole staff could be down with the flu etc. Sometimes they are in the middle of an emergency situation. If you do not like their office staff, but you like the surgeon accept it. 3. Experience. Look for someone who has done many of these surgeries successfully. It is more important to look at the successes than a few failures. 4. Hospitals. Make sure the hospital is commited to obesity surgery. The special equipment needed and the nurses training play a big role in your survival. What say you.

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