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61. 

    jawbreaker911
    Member

    Absolutely April I totally understand, considering im premed I know it takes longer generally speaking but not in every case. Higher risk pregnancy also or cesarian sections so on etc. It's normal and its part of the risks of surgery and post surgery. I ll try and be as healthy as possible before my surgery and Im sill looking forward to it! No you didnt scare me I was teasing a little, regardless higher risk or not Im still nervous about the surgery and I think that's normal. Im not nervous about the pain or the healing process more so whether or not I ll wake up. However, that being said a lot of other chatters on here have made valid points based on what their surgeons have stated, it is true that its a small very miniscule percentage and all that dont wake up from surgery, or have to have it redone. I also think its importnat to have all the facts possible before entering surgery and having those questions fully answered by your surgeon. Ive waited over 20 years for this so im extremely excited and it far out weighs any nervousness!

    Posted 9 months ago #
62. 

    chai-latte
    Member

    Dr. Anna Kuang didn't specialize in orthognathic surgery it seems...she must have been inexperienced. I pray for Justin and his family.

    Posted 4 months ago #
63. 

    HANKYPANKY
    Member

    ...............

    Posted 4 months ago #
64. 

    Donnataylor
    Member

    I'm not surprised this thread has reappeared. So heartbreaking, I watched Justins utube video before he was due to go for surgery.
    Just re reading the posts here is upsetting I can't begin to imagine what his family and friends went through.
    RIP Justin xx

    Bsso for overbite on 21st December. Lower advanced 8mm upper impacted by 3mm and moved forward 2mm.

    Posted 4 months ago #
65. 

    link2swim06
    Member

    I dont get this story, you dont bleed out 5 days later, if your carotid is hit you have less than 5 minutes to live...at least 5% of your blood volume travels through it...therefore in only 5 minutes you could loss almost 25% of your body's blood.

    Anyhow this story is tragic, I wonder if they keep stats on this anywhere?

    Posted 4 months ago #
66. 

    grossjaw
    Member

    This is sad and frightening. The doctor looks to be a plastic surgeon.
    http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/health/services/providers/kuanga.cfm
    I'm wondering why a plastic surgeon was doing jaw surgery? I don't see any media coverage of this story, either. The public should be informed of this, and this surgeon should no longer practice.

    Posted 1 month ago #
67. 

    sarah n
    Member

    Actually quite a few of plastic surgeons perform jaw surgery. But this is scary still that she is still allowed to practice I agree

    Posted 1 month ago #
68. 

    RachelM
    Member

    Why should a surgeon not be allowed to practice because of one tragic case? Surgeons aren't god and sometimes things happen that are out of their control

    Posted 1 month ago #
69. 

    grossjaw
    Member

    Rachel, that is one way to look at it.
    I'd argue that if a surgeon performs a surgery that results in death, they probably should not perform surgery anymore. For the benefit of both the patients and the surgeon (they're probably scarred for life and doubt themselves during future surgeries, making them an even weaker surgeon). At the very least it should be all over the media so people can make informed decisions about that surgeon, and I don't see anything regarding this case when I search her name in Google. That is shocking and unfair to future patients.

    Posted 1 month ago #
70. 

    RachelM
    Member

    Wow, that's incredibly harsh. I'm pretty sure most surgeons have a patient die at some point during their career. It's a risk you take having surgery. If every surgeon stopped practising when one of their patients died, there would be a serious shortage of surgeons!

    Surgeons are trained to be aware of all eventualities related to the procedures they perform. And they know that there is always a possibility someone could die on the operating table even if they've done everything right. Sometimes these things just happen and no human being can possibly do anything to stop it from happening.

    Until you put a human body under the tremendous strain of general anaesthesia and surgery, there is no way of knowing how it will react. Unless you spend millions of pounds screening someone for every possible underlying condition prior to commencing surgery, there is just no way of knowing what will happen.

    Surgeons are trained to cope with death. I'm pretty sure that they would learn from it and make them a better surgeon, not a weaker one.

    If the media reported every time someone died during surgery, they would need a news channel dedicated to it. It doens't mean the surgeon did anything wrong. Sometimes that just what happens. It's life and it's unpredicatble.

    As a patient you are made fully aware of the risks of any surgery. That's what they are. Risks. Things that could go wrong and can not be prevented by a surgeon.

    I've had numerous other surgeries and I know that in the past, some of my previous surgeons patients have died of the complications they have been told about prior to embarking on surgery. I don't see it as a reflection on the surgeon at all. Sometimes bad things happen. They are investigated and life goes on. Either the surgeon is found to be negligent and struck off (which is incredibly rare) or they carry on trying to be the best they can be.

    Posted 1 month ago #

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