SECTION 01
Before booking: organize the clinical enquiry
Send a concise description of your goals, relevant symptoms, prior operations or injections, health conditions, medicines, allergies and approximate travel window. Clear photographs may support initial triage through an approved private channel, but the remote discussion remains preliminary.
Ask which records or tests may be helpful, who is expected to examine you and which decisions cannot be made until Shanghai. Keep flights and accommodation flexible if the doctor could modify or decline the proposed treatment after examination.
SECTION 02
Arrival and in-person decision
Leave time after arrival to rest and attend the consultation, examination and required tests. The doctor should review the intended change, anatomy, medical history, options, important risks, scars, recovery, alternatives and whether combining procedures is appropriate.
Only after the clinical scope is sufficiently clear should the finance team confirm a tailored written quote. If language support is needed, use it for the consultation, consent and discharge instructions.
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Treatment, observation and early review
The care setting depends on the operation and your condition. The group's usual planning for some general-anaesthesia surgery may include about two inpatient days before discharge when clinically cleared. A procedure under local anaesthesia may allow departure the same day after observation, but only if the treating team approves.
When external sutures are used, a review or removal is often planned around day 7. Some techniques use different materials or timing, and swelling, wound findings or individual healing may change the schedule. Keep the early recovery period free of fixed tourism or work commitments.
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Departure and care at home
Do not assume that hospital discharge means you are fit to fly. Ask the treating doctor to assess travel timing, activity, garment or wound care, medicines and any procedure-specific precautions. Flexible tickets are useful if another review becomes necessary.
Before leaving, obtain a care summary, warning signs, planned remote check-ins and instructions for seeking local in-person care. Identify a qualified clinician or emergency service at home; messaging the overseas team is not a substitute for urgent assessment.