He seemed extremely pleasant during my consultation with him. He answered all me questions and took his time, however, his planning of the surgery despite having the scans leaves a lot to desired. Personally, after travelling and forking out a fair amount of money for the consultation, the least I expect is for my surgeons to have taken his time and have a rough plan on what to do in order to combat my issues inc some rough measurements i.e expansion, advancement etc. When I asked him about this, he goes that will all be done closer to surgery. I was told:
"First we get an orthodontist, undergo braces, then we will plan for your surgery closer to the 6-8 month mark."
For something that can potentially change my quality of life, I expected more of a personalised plan, I felt proceeding with him would be a mistake, hence why I've ruled him out. Also, I have another fairly big issue, at least for me, that I don't really want to disclose on here in case I wrongly debase a man for something I perceived to be wrong.
Surgery is a massive risk abroad as we don't speak their native tongue, it's easy for them to palm you off if things do go wrong as you're abroad esp once surgery has been done, neither do we know the local system to hold surgeons accountable. I suppose you just have to weigh the pros and cons of having treatment at home or going abroad, and which one would be suitable for your needs. Good luck.
Since you're in NA, have you tried Dr.Gunsson?