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I Want To Go For A Limberg Flap Procedure After
Question: I want to go for a Limberg Flap procedure after 14 days of polidinal abscess drainage surgery. Is this procedure risky and do i need to choose my surgeon carefully? my current surgeon is a general surgeon who did the abscess drainage and im not sure about his experience in plastic surgery is going to a plastic surgeon specialist very imporntant? any complciations after this surgery? please help me decide about the surgery.
correction: "is going to a plastic surgeon important?" is a separate sentence
Brief Answer:
Plastic surgeon can do it better.
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, welcome to Ask a doctor's service.
I read your query and here is my advice.
Limberg flap is not a very risky procedure and can be done by general surgeon but choosing a plastic surgeon may be even better.
The most common complications after the surgery are infection of the wound and reoccurrence.
Limberg flap is a plastic surgery procedure and a plastic surgeon may have more experience on doing it .
I believe that a plastic surgeon may be your choice about it.
Hope I have answered the question.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Plastic surgeon can do it better.
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, welcome to Ask a doctor's service.
I read your query and here is my advice.
Limberg flap is not a very risky procedure and can be done by general surgeon but choosing a plastic surgeon may be even better.
The most common complications after the surgery are infection of the wound and reoccurrence.
Limberg flap is a plastic surgery procedure and a plastic surgeon may have more experience on doing it .
I believe that a plastic surgeon may be your choice about it.
Hope I have answered the question.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
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