[USA] Choosing a strabismus surgeon

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Hey guys, so my opthalmologist referred me to a local strabismus surgeon, but looking online he’s not really prestigious and I can’t find any feedback about him. He’s affiliated with a public state university medical center btw.

While I was researching I found one that had a better education, looks a little more “qualified”, has published academic literature, and he’s affiliated with a prestigious private university medical center.

So my appointment with the first one is in about a month, but I’m starting to wonder if I should try and see the other one. I’m completely new to the US medical system so I don’t really know how this would work, don’t have insurance either so its going to be out of pocket.

My family is paying for the surgery but we really don’t have much money at all. So I don’t know if bringing up the 2nd surgeon I researched would come off as being difficult or asking too much. But then again this is a procedure that can have complications like double vision and has a fairly high relapse rate. What do you guys think I should do? Should I talk to my family about the 2nd surgeon I found online? Or does the 1st one sound good enough?

Most important of all, how do you go about “vetting” a surgeon for such an important procedure?

 

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Also if anyone would be so kind as to help me research, I’ll dm you the surgeons names

 

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Very helpful bro appreciate it

 

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Personally I don’t generally think you need to min/max surgeons as highly for functional/medical procedures like you would for aesthetic ones (I get there’s often some overlap though, so obviously it’s ultimately case by case like anything else)

For this instance, if the first one seems competent enough, you’re in all likelihood going to be just fine. This is how I approached things for two functional/medical surgeries I’ve had over the last 2 years and have zero complaints

Vetting is just pretty common sense stuff ig, do they have a legit background, are they professional in their communication and bedside manners with you, etc

Also bruh you gotta get some health insurance ASAP

 

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Personally I don’t generally think you need to min/max surgeons as highly for functional/medical procedures like you would for aesthetic ones (I get there’s often some overlap though, so obviously it’s ultimately case by case like anything else)

For this instance, if the first one seems competent enough, you’re in all likelihood going to be just fine. This is how I approached things for two functional/medical surgeries I’ve had over the last 2 years and have zero complaints

Vetting is just pretty common sense stuff ig, do they have a legit background, are they professional in their communication and bedside manners with you, etc

Also bruh you gotta get some health insurance ASAP

Thanks bro I guess I’ll just see how he is during the consult. Like I said I can’t really find feedback on either one online except for the hospital website

I’m working on getting medicare rn shit is so complicated no one will cover the surgery either way tho because it’s just considered cosmetic pretty sure, fucking brutal jestered healthcare system we live in

 

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fucking brutal jestered healthcare system we live in

This whole country is jester to the bone

GL tho m8