Your surgery may be scheduled four to 12 weeks after your consultation. We understand that, initially, this may feel like a disappointment. However, there are benefits that you may soon recognize. A highly sought-after plastic surgeon may be booked several weeks out. While it can be tempting to consult with several surgeons and book the first available date, this could result in an unsatisfactory experience. When you schedule your plastic surgery consultation, your objective could be to discover which plastic surgeon feels like the best fit based on their training and experience, professional demeanor, and even their office staff. Scheduling is pretty low on the list of priorities in most cases.
While you await your surgery date, there are matters you can attend to. These include arranging time off work, preparing meals that you can heat and eat during recovery, confirming a reliable adult to bring you to the surgery center, arranging for childcare or pet care, and so on. You may also need to build in time before surgery to ramp up your hydration and nutrition and, if applicable, to quit smoking. Smoking and nicotine use can impair your healing capacity, putting you at an unnecessary risk for surgical complications or poor wound healing.