

A caretaker can assist you in driving you from the surgery location to the recovering location, driving you to your follow-up doctor visits, prepare meals and drinks, general shopping and grocery shopping, run errands such as prescription pick up, perform hygiene and personal care, including bathing, grooming and toileting, assist with walking, dressing, provide companionship and emotional support. If a family member is not flying in with you, please notify the office so that they can arrange a caretaker for you (patient financial responsibility). Most patients fly into Fort Lauderdale Int’l Airport (FLL) due to its location and convenience. In order to avoid the stress of planning all aspects such as lodging, airports, caretaker, and transportation, we have provided a list of hotels that we currently work with for your convenience. Travel preparations need to be made with anticipation. Salama and head nurse will review to make sure everything is accurate for your safety. Depending on your age and health, certain additional exams will need to be completed.Please request for your physician to fax over the results to 30. This blood work needs to be completed at about 30 days prior to your surgery. We will send a preoperative clearance form with your surgical package. Once you have secured your surgery date, preparations will need to be made in order to assure you are cleared for surgery. Please make sure to arrive the day prior to your preoperative appointment.

We request a 10% NON-refundable deposit to secure a surgery date. Salama is one of the most highly requested plastic surgeons in the US, surgical dates are very limited. Once you have decided to move forward with your procedure, you will need to discuss available surgery dates with your patient coordinator. The patient coordinator will also provide you with a price quote and financing options available. The patient coordinator will discuss your procedure with you and answer any specific questions or concerns you may have regarding the procedure per Dr. Salama has reviewed your pictures, one of our patient coordinators will respond within three business days.

Please email all inquiries to Please include any medical conditions and medications you are currently taking.
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We typically ask patients to provide four full body pictures: front, both sides, and rear. Salama, you will need to send in your pictures via email for Dr. Going About the Initial Consultationįor your virtual consultation with Dr. If you do have any questions, please do reach out to any of our staff members, and they will be glad to assist you. We understand the stress in traveling, yet alone traveling for surgery. This will include all of the necessary information to prepare for surgery, various hotels and lodging accommodation, and your required medical clearance documents.Īt Elite Plastic Surgery, our staff is dedicated to making your trip as smooth as possible.

Salama to be your surgeon, please do request your out-of-town procedure package. The most convenient way to have your consultation with Dr. Lauderdale International Airport, there are numerous accommodations in our surrounding area. Being that our office is conveniently located 15 minutes from Ft. Please ask any of our staff members with assistance in lodging, travel, post-operative caretakers, recovery centers, and transportation. Our patients come from as far as Europe, Australia, and Asia. From the moment you call us to schedule your surgery, to your last appointment our staff is knowledgeable in making your surgery stay as comfortable as possible. We have tailored our practice, staff, and protocols to specifically accommodate out-of-town patients.
