A series of tests and medical evaluations are done prior to any surgery to determine the patient’s overall health status. Plastic surgery doctors in India recommend certain tests to make sure the person is healthy and suitable for the surgery.
Some of these are:
Blood Count: To check for anemia, clotting problem or other blood disorders. This is important to prevent the risk of blood loss or other complications.
Electrocardiogram (ECG): To check for irregularities of the heart.
Chest X-ray: To visualize the internal organs of the thoracic cavity and check for breathing, lung and heart activity
Other tests include urinalysis, blood sugar tests, and other biochemical tests.