Plastic surgeon is not the only person involved in performing the breast augmentation surgery, but works with a team of professionals. Team of professionals? Yes, and this is what you need to know in detail. A lot of women who want to undergo breast augmentation surgery only want to know about the plastic surgeon, but it is really important to know about the team involved in performing the breast augmentation surgery.

When you are asking different questions from the plastic surgeon about his skills, the number of years he has been doing the procedures, you must also ask him about the team he works with. Does he have any assistant plastic surgeons, if yes, what is their role and involvement in surgery as well as the role of nurses?

There is one very important individual who plays a key role in the entire operative procedure and that is the anesthesiologist. There are certain facilities where they employ nurses to give anesthesia. They might be good at it, but they are not professionally trained to give anesthesia. The anesthesiologist must have accreditation from The American Board of Anesthesiology.

Breast enlargement surgery is performed under general anesthesia. General anesthesia is preferred because it might take more time to perform the operation. Dosage of general anesthesia requires perfect calculation according to the body mass. If the dosage exceeds, then it can have deleterious effects. There are complications of general anesthesia and those should be explored in detail with your surgeon.

If possible, you must meet with the entire team involved in performing your surgery, so you can have a better idea as to how it will all be done. Since you are the one who is getting the operation and going through all the risks, you must explore things in great detail.