Care Guarantee
According to the care guarantee, help must be available for a specific condition within a certain period of time. The main idea is that a healthy, happy, and satisfied patient is one who receives treatment by a specified date. This may be sufficient for some people and in some cases, but are we forgetting something?
A guarantee is a big concept and must be backed up by strong coverage in practice. It is hardly sufficient to receive treatment by a certain date with other than life-threatening conditions or injuries. The guarantee must cover the entire process from start to finish; it must guarantee good and appropriate treatment, a good result, and a satisfied customer. Passable or mediocre is not enough. This is particularly important in aesthetic surgery because the conditions are not life-threatening and there may be legitimate differences of opinion about the nuances of the treatment and the outcome.
In the private sector, it is natural to choose your own doctor and schedule consultation and possible treatment times that suit you. It is equally natural that the chosen specialist examines, treats, and follows up on the patient. This creates a sense of security for the patient and provides the treating physician experience and expertise. It is easy to return to a familiar doctor and clinic later on. If things do not work out, it is easy to vote with your feet and look for a better option.
It is important to note that a clinic cannot serve as a vending machine where you can buy all the treatments you want, but rather is an expert in the field who selects the best possible treatment based on their own knowledge, skills, and experience. Sometimes in plastic surgery, the best surgery is no surgery at all. This expert will also tell you this. Not operating does not mean not treating; often, lighter treatment or simply guidance is sufficient. It may be that a trip around the world is more rewarding, refreshing, and healthy than a possible full-body lift.
In addition to health risks, medical procedures often involve a significant financial investment. It is particularly important that you receive an accurate and binding price quote for your treatment, including all additional costs. Binding and unchangeable. Indirect costs associated with surgery can be reduced by scheduling the surgery during holidays, time off work, or other suitable periods. A fixed surgery date also makes it easier to arrange home help and other assistance.
The purpose of treatment is not physical, psychological, or social suppression—not even temporary. The goal is a healthy life and new vitality. Treatment must be high-quality, researched, fast, and safe. Issues should be viewed broadly – not just as a small bump on the surface. Pushing someone into the "patient role" is not good treatment.
Roughly speaking, the "patient" is at the bottom of the hospital hierarchy, where the patient exists for the system—not the other way around.
The success of care does not depend on fancy facilities, shiny technology, and busy nurses, but rather on good, person-centered care and a humane atmosphere. The idea launched by our nurses, "We are here for you," describes guaranteed care very well and is the perfect opposite of "patient care and the patient's role." People meet people without pretension, doing their best, listening, and relying on their own professional skills.
The fundamental idea of biology is diversity; everything possible is permitted and exists – if not now, then in the future. The world would be very dull if there were only people with the same appearance or personality. Diversity also applies to treatments, nurses, and doctors. However, hospitals are often thought of as a gray, uniform mass where the level, quality, and quantity of care are constant. Unchanging and always top-notch?
So how do I solve the eternal question of the farmer: separating the wheat from the chaff?
The modern-day filter is the internet, although its filtering power depends on the skills and diligence of the filterer, the filters installed, and a million other factors. Advertisers' slogans appear to be scientific facts, and science is watered down into fake news. The modern age has been aptly compared to the dark Middle Ages, when witches were burned due to a lack of information. The problem with the present day is the excess of information that is constantly present. People do not want to check or verify the quality of information. People caught up in the information overload use social media like inquisitors used the stake to eliminate the unpleasant or unknown.
So how do you find reliable information? Your neighbor Sally usually knows, and since you've known Sally for years, you know how to approach her information. The advice of my neighbor, the long experience and good reputation of a clinic run by specialists help me choose a clinic. During the consultation, it will become clear whether you have chosen the right one or not. And it's best to leave the wrong ones alone.
Asko Salmi
Specialist in Surgery and Plastic Surgery
