SECTION 01
Confirm identity, scope and facility
Verify the proposed surgeon's full name, current clinical role and operating facility. Ask whether the same surgeon will conduct the examination, obtain consent, operate and oversee follow-up.
Request primary-source evidence when possible and distinguish professional qualifications from memberships, awards or marketing titles. Ask who provides anesthesia and what inpatient or emergency support the facility offers.
SECTION 02
Look for measurement-led planning
A useful consultation considers chest and breast dimensions, skin and tissue, asymmetry, scars, sensation, pregnancy and weight history, screening needs and patient preferences. For implants, discuss device records, position, incision and long-term monitoring; for a lift, discuss scar patterns and volume limits.
A requested cup size or reference photograph cannot determine the operation. The surgeon should explain which goals are realistic for the measurements and what trade-offs would be required.
- Ask how existing asymmetry affects the plan.
- Discuss implant records and future screening when relevant.
- Understand scar placement before consenting.
SECTION 03
Compare informed-consent quality
The discussion should address bleeding, infection, scars, sensation change, asymmetry, wound problems, implant-specific issues when applicable and possible future procedures. No implant or operation should be presented as maintenance-free.
Ask about reasonable alternatives, including staged care or not proceeding. A provider who avoids questions about complications or long-term follow-up is not offering a complete comparison.
SECTION 04
Check the recovery and review system
General-anesthesia surgery may follow the group's typical pathway of about two inpatient days when clinically appropriate, but the team decides actual monitoring and discharge. The plan may include dressings, support garments, drains and activity limits.
External sutures, when used, are often reviewed around day 7, although wound and technique determine timing. Confirm who handles urgent symptoms and what follow-up remains available after the patient returns home.