When Complications Happen

For anyone considering surgery, Drs. Kortesis and Bharti discuss the nature of complications in plastic surgery and how they’re handled, from the doctor’s point of view and the patient’s.Complications in plastic surgery include hematomas, seromas, necrosis, or blood clots. Both surgeons have been in practice long enough to know that it’s a matter of predicting them, preventing them, and doing things by checklist. For any procedure, the goal is to make sure the benefits are high and the risks are much lower.When complications do happen, the H/K/B way to handle them is to take a team approach.In both life and in the operating room, sometimes you have to take an alternate route to get to your destination. A good, caring, experienced surgeon knows how to handle complications that arise to reach the best possible outcome.Learn more about H/K/B Cosmetic Surgery at hkbsurgery.comSubscribe to the It's Complicated email list to be notified about new episodes https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/nykWC80/itscomplicatedFollow us on Instagram @hkbcosmeticsurgeryTake a screenshot of this podcast episode with your phone and show it at your consultation or appointment, or mention the promo code PODCAST to receive $25 off any service or product of $50 or more at H/K/B Cosmetic Surgery.To contact us or request a consultation at H/K/B Cosmetic Surgery, call 704.659.9000 or fill out the request form at hkbsurgery.com/contact/.H/K/B Cosmetic Surgery serves patients across the Southeast, with 3 Charlotte-area locations including Dilworth, Huntersville, and Southpark; Chapel Hill, Concord, Greensboro, Charleston, South Carolina, and Knoxville, Tennessee.Hosts: Bill G. Kortesis, MD & Gaurav Bharti, MDAssistant Producers: Celeste Slay, Jennifer Ginn