Knowing what to expect on surgery day reduces anxiety. Here is your hour-by-hour guide.
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Quick Answer
You will arrive at the clinic, have final consultations and markings, undergo the procedure (1–3 hours under general anesthesia), recover in the clinic for a few hours, then return to your hotel.
Your surgery day timeline
Morning (arrival)
- ✓Clinic transfer picks you up from hotel
- ✓Arrive at clinic, check in with reception
- ✓Change into surgical gown
- ✓Meet your surgeon for final markings
- ✓Meet your anesthesiologist
- ✓Sign consent forms
During surgery (1–3 hours)
- ✓General anesthesia administered
- ✓You are asleep or sedated throughout
- ✓Surgeon performs the procedure
- ✓Monitoring by medical team throughout
After surgery
- ✓Wake up in recovery room
- ✓Nurses monitor your vitals
- ✓Light refreshments when ready
- ✓Post-operative instructions from surgeon
- ✓Prescriptions and medications provided
Return to hotel
- ✓Clinic transfer takes you back to hotel
- ✓Rest for the remainder of the day
- ✓Take medications on schedule
- ✓Nurse may visit for evening check
