Personalized health care is slowly becoming a thing of the past. In today’s healthcare climate, it’s fairly typical for Orthopaedic Surgeons to utilize assistants for consultations, follow-ups, and to help perform surgeries. During surgery, many surgeons do not make the initial incision or the final closure but rather perform the portion of the surgery that requires their specific skills and supervision. In Orthopaedics, the term “skin to skin” means your surgeon is present and performs your entire surgery from start to finish - from incision to closure. Dr. DiGiulio performs all surgeries from skin to skin.
Being treated by an Orthopaedic Surgeon from injury to recovery has several benefits:
- Highly personalized care
- Greater comprehensive knowledge of the patient, injury, future goals
- Better physician-patient relationship
- Increased patient confidence
Dr. DiGiulio is committed to providing his patients with personalized, one-on-one care. Before heading into surgery, it’s important that you have full confidence in your surgeon and understand the proposed treatment plan. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Discuss the aspects of your surgery that cause you any apprehension, and ask if your surgeon will be present during your entire surgery.
You can be assured that Dr. DiGiulio, a board-certified Sports Medicine specialist with 20 years of experience and a professional sports head team physician, is performing your surgery from skin to skin. You will see Dr. DiGiulio from the initial consultation, the surgery, and through the entire recovery process. You will receive a personal phone call from Dr. DiGiulio the day after surgery, and he will be there for all of your follow-up appointments until you are fully recovered. With in-house Physical Therapy, our entire team will be there for every step of your recovery. If you have any questions regarding your upcoming surgery, please give our office a call today!
Milan M. DiGiulio, M.D. offers comprehensive orthopedic care for you and your entire family, specializing in Sports Medicine and arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder and knee. Dr. DiGiulio performs over 200 arthroscopic shoulder and knee surgeries each year, using the most advanced surgical technology. Dr. DiGiulio is an advocate of non-invasive, non-surgical treatment options such as Physical Therapy and Orthobiologics.
