Shopping for Cheap Surgery Can Have Deadly Consequences

photo credit above from right. Dra Giuliana Arroyo Goldstein(Peru), Dr Giorgio Fischer(Italy), Dr Pierre Fournier(France) Dr Alain Tenenbaum(Switzerland), Andrew Goldstein (USA) at 54 world congress of Cosmetic Surgery, Buenos Aires Argentina Sept 2012 


There are some things that are OK to shop for a cheaper price, such as laundry detergent, paper products, or other consumables. But what about Cosmetic Surgery? How is it possible to find so many variations in pricing for a similar procedure?
 Consumers are always looking for ways to save money, and that's fine, but not when you put your life at risk for the sake of saving money.

When you need new brakes on your car, would you like to save $10 and buy some no name imports from China, or full price for domestics, made for your car?(less than 10% difference of the total bill).
If, you were told that you needed heart surgery in order to save your life, would you look for the cheapest Heart Surgeon, or the Best Heart Surgeon available?

So why do people insist on putting their life at risk when choosing surgeons for Cosmetic Surgery? Do they actually think that it is not as important? Is it possible that it is not as risky? My, oh my how wrong can they be.
In the past few weeks, I have had contacts from patients who have regretted their choices in cheap Surgeries from other Doctors, patients who have had a relative die because of the bad choices of another Doctor, and have seen several different news articles of patients that have died during what should have been simple procedures, but at the hands of negligent or over-anxious Surgeons.

What is going on here? I was always under the impression that Liposuction was the safest procedure, so safe it could be performed by any qualified surgeon, but it is not that simple. Yes, it is true, that according to the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, When performed by a board certified dermatologic surgeon, tumescent liposuction using local anesthesia is a remarkably safe procedure with few significant side effects. 

There are three points to be mentioned regarding all Liposuction procedures, and they are as follows:
Doctors performing Liposuction should avoid
Extracting excessively large amounts of fat (maximum of 5 liters in a single session)
Performing multiple surgeries in addition to the Liposuction
Using General Anesthesia, or a combination of Local/General Anesthesia. 

Following these protocols, as a general rule of thumb is great, but a more qualified Surgeon, one who has specialized in this procedure, can refine those points to perfection. How about over 30 years experience, and over 30,000 safe patient procedures?

Experience speaks volumes. That is why people come to us from all over the world. Not to save money, but for safety, security, and fantastic results.

Now, how can Doctors, and Clinics cheapen the prices to rock bottom lows? Simple. Sub-Par, all the way. From Doctors who do not attend world wide functions to hone their skills, and learn new techniques, to old, out dated equipment, to under skilled staff, to generic and possible dangerous medications, and much more. You can start to see how much money can be saved by cutting corners, and every one of those bad choices will affect patient safety.
You may see a great web page, the facade of the clinic, fancy cars and houses, but you can not see what harm can come from cheap surgeons.
 Experience costs money, equipment costs money, investing in medical staff can cost years worth of salaries before there is a return on investment. There is no room for economy in Surgery. 

Patients, who insist on multiple surgeries in the same day, and Doctors who oblige are not following proper protocols for patient safety. It costs more for multiple entries to the surgery room, sure it does, but you will not put the patient at risk, plain and simple. Lowering prices, to accept a patients budget, as opposed to charging what is fair and acceptable, means that sacrifices need to be made, and spending less per patient is not advised. It becomes the link in a chain reaction of cheap choices with possible deadly consequences.

Another area of concern, is proper screening using a thorough medical history of the patient. There are many indicators of an at risk patient. Not all are candidates for elective cosmetic surgery.  There are also ways to manage a particular patients risk factors should they have them, and still wish to proceed. Thorough
Laboratory Blood Testing, Cardiac Screening, Medical Internists on staff, are all indicators of what any prospective patient should go through. They also all cost money. Short cuts here will definitely put your life in DANGER!!!! Run, don't walk if these things are not available to you.

In summary, everything worthwhile comes with a price. This is one area, that if you can afford to do it right, by all means go for it. If it is beyond your reach right now, maybe you just need to wait a little while, and save some more money, in order to have it done correctly.
Cosmetic Surgery can have positive life changing effects on most people who want changes to their appearance.
Schedule your consultation with us, and be the person you deserve to be, spoil yourself a little, the rewards are amazing.

www.clinicasarroyoperu.com

Penne Ala Vodka My Way

As I promised, a variety of topics in my Life's Lessons Blog, Here is one to bookmark for future use. How many times have I been asked for my world famous recipe? Too Many, but here I will agree to share it. This is a cant miss dish.

 Shopping List
1 lb Penne pasta or Rigatoni
1 stick of butter
5 cloves of garlic either sliced thin or finely chopped
2 medium onions, vidalia or other sweet kind, sliced thin, then cut again into small pieces.
1/4 tsp of crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 lb prosciutto
2 cans diced tomatoes preferred seasoned or flavored kind(Italian seasoned, etc)
1 can tomato paste
1/4 cup vodka
1/2 pint heavy cream
Fresh parmesan cheese( this deserves fresh, not powdered)
 My cook-pot of choice is a 6 qt pot with a lid.

Over medium heat, melt butter, add garlic and saute, add onions, and red pepper flakes, allow to cook for about 10 minutes, or until onions become fully sauteed, and soft.

While the onions are cooking, tear the prosciutto into small pieces and mix into the onions as they are cooking, stirring frequently.

Add the two cans of diced tomatoes and the tomato paste, stir gently with a large wooden spoon to mix everything together.

Lower heat to just above simmer, cover pot, and simmer for about fifteen minutes, stirring a few times.
If it seems to be boiling, lower the heat a little.

When the fifteen minutes have passed, add the vodka, stir in in, cover the pot, and simmer again for about 15 minutes.

At this last stage time to cook the pasta, so it is ready at the end of the sauce cooking time.

 Drain pasta completely (make sure there is no excess water.

Add the sauce mix to the pasta and mix it up a little, and now add the heavy cream, stirring it all together gently.

Arrange it nicely on a platter or large pasta bowl, and grate some fresh parmesan cheese, and enjoy. After the first time you make it, you will figure out how to adjust the red pepper flakes to your liking. just a little bit more makes it very spicy, so beware. If someone likes it hotter, let them adjust their own plate.

Tell me how much you like it.

Just to Prove that people will listen to me

I have many travel tips to share, but the newest one is for finding great airfares. The thing I like most about this, is the flexibility like no other site. You can pick an airport, and see where flights are going on a given day, and at what price, or just mind travel on the globe selection, and dream you are actually going someplace. But whatever you need, it is there. Go to Skyscanner, either ,com, or download the app, and have some fun. Go Someplace, take some pictures, and let me know.

The Most Beneficial Supplements That we All Should Take

When I find something that I strongly believe in, I will stand on the highest mountain to get my point across, here is the first. Lyposomal, or Lypospheric Vitamin C. The only difference between the words is semantics. This is one product that I wish I discovered years earlier, however It simply did not exist. I have researched Vitamin C extensively for the past four years, I have become somewhat of an expert. Instead of publishing all of the studies on this miracle supplement, I will lead to parts of it later. In a nutshell, Vitamin C has incredible anti-viral properties, and more health benefits than most people realize. The only problem with Vitamin C, is that you can not take amounts large enough to be benefit you in the many ways it can, because we have a reflex in our system that will give most us diarrhea if we take to much of an oral dose, or in smaller amounts, we pass 90% of it through our urine. The method of encapsulating Vitamin C in little globs of liposomes, made of the same substance as the walls of our cells, allows it to actually pass through our digestive system and go right to the liver, and have over 98% of it available to the cells. Now, just what does this mean? Actually, as I sit here writing this, it becomes more apparent, that this one article, could actually be an entire series. what this means to us, is that we have the availability to actually treat many diseases and symptoms by simply taking a little packet of gel, that will do more for our bodies, than many medicines. The huge benefits of the Vitamin C taken this way, is actually overshadowed by the liposomes themselves. It is incredible to say the least, but they actually help rebuild our arterial walls, among many other wonderful properties. Vitamin C also helps build collagen, has great Anti Aging properties, and Smokers, don't realize that each cigarette actually depletes about 40 mg of Vitamin C from your system. Did you know that Vitamin C helps regulate how your body handles stress? Your head will spin with all of the information available regarding the benefits of Vitamin C in higher doses. I have first hand knowledge of it curing everything from venomous snake bites, to almost any kind of poisonous bites, to Swine Flu, and even one famous Doctor's curing of 60 out of 60 polio cases way back years ago. Why is information like this kept from the general public? Simple, there is much more money in treating patients and symptoms, rather than curing them. Those of you who personally know me, also know that I was "cured" of a disease with alternative treatments, rather than be treated for life by Doctors here in the good old USA. Medicine has alot to learn when it comes to Curing and Treating People, not diseases. See, here I go on a tangent about a whole other topic for discussion in another column. Anyway, Vitamin C, will even "restore your manhood" if you are lacking in that department due to aging, stress, smoking, arterial clogging, you will be amazed after a month ot two of regular dosing, of how much better you will feel. I really need to do more about this subject, but for now, I just want you to think about it. I am also setting up another website to sell directly, but for now, just call me for your order, it just may prolong your life, or at least make it better. write to me at andrewcary@gmail.com, or call 954-380-5784

Follow Me, and Something in Your Life is Guaranteed to Get Better

I have amassed a great deal of knowledge in many subjects that you may find interesting, fascinating, cutting edge, or even shortcuts in Life. In a little over 50 years, I discovered more about the world than most people will ever know. I wish to share it with all of you, as you will find that I will post things here that will either just amuse you, or it may enhance your life, or maybe even save it, who knows? As I think of the things that I wish to pass along, so that others may learn, this may end up being the pages of my life as it passes, or a guide to living your life, or just someplace to stop by and see what I am up to. whatever the reason is that you pass by, you will always find something useful, that I promise. All that I have learned isn't necessarily how I have lived my life, but there are some things that we can not just erase. However, with the knowledge that I have gained, boy do I wish that I could start over again. There is no particular order of my postings, just as I think of things. The ranges of my experiences are from Sales, Cooking, Medicine, AntiAging, Cosmetic Surgery, Medical Tourism, Home Repair, Finances, Travel, Immigration, Antiques and Collectibles, There is no limit to what I can tell you, so tune in to me , and you just may learn something. Please also feel free to writ to me with particular questions or concerns, and I will be glad to advise.