In-Office Procedures
With advanced equipment and stringent safety protocols, the procedure room offers patients a unique alternative to traditional hospital settings, while maintaining high standards of care.
Our goal is to balance advanced medical capabilities with patient comfort and cost considerations while maintaining high standards of safety and care.
This custom-designed space allows for a wide range of soft tissue surgeries to be performed in a less medical, more cost-effective environment.
Our procedure room is designed for soft tissue procedures that do not require anesthesia. Examples of surgical procedures performed in this setting include upper and lower eyelid blepharoplasty, ptosis repair, and brow lifts. Cosmetic procedures such as CO2 laser skin resurfacing and Botox applications are also performed in this setting.
Dr. Kahana’s state-of-the-art procedure room represents a significant investment in patient care and convenience.
The Kahana Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery procedure room is equipped with specialized surgical tools and technologies that not only meet but in many cases, exceed what is available to our surgical team at local surgery centers and hospitals. Designed by internationally renowned surgeon and researcher Dr. Alon Kahana, the facility is equipped to manage low-risk surgeries and procedures with a particular focus on successful client outcomes, safety, and comfort.
There are many similarities between an in-office outpatient facility and a hospital surgical facility. From a technical standpoint, there is very little difference between our procedure room and a hospital operating room. Flooring, countertops, equipment, surgical instrumentation, autoclave, smoke evacuator, backup power… all the same if not better given all this is managed by our expert and vested staff, not entrusted to others within the hospital system.
The difference is in the experience provided to our patients.
Scheduling an in-office medical procedure is often quicker and more straightforward than arranging the same procedure at a hospital. In-office appointments typically have shorter wait times for available appointments and are far move flexible to meet you timing needs. You’ll communicate directly with our provider’s staff rather than navigating a larger hospital system.
There are a whole host of requirements for patients coming into the hospital for a procedure, including arriving 1-2 hours early, changing into a medical gown, accepting an IV, dietary restrictions (NPO), post-procedure monitoring of an hour or more, and the necessity to be taken to the procedure by gurney versus walking into the procedure room yourself. Additionally, we encourage the patient to request music of their choice.
Many people do not know that a procedure performed at the hospital requires certain staff to be on hand, including, for example, an anesthesiologist. Regardless of whether anesthesia is needed, this person is part of the surgical team for a procedure and thus necessarily adds to the cost of the procedure. For in-office outpatient procedures, we bill only for the staff needed specifically for your procedure. And there is no facility fee. In many cases saving you thousands of dollars – whether you are self-payed or insured.
Safety protocols in our procedure room are stringent. In its two years of operation, encompassing hundreds of surgeries, we have had no infections. We follow a sterile technique, just like in the operating room, and all our instrumentation is cleaned and sterilized just like in the operating room – in some ways better, because our staff personally cleans and autoclaves our instruments.
Not only is the quality of our procedures the same whether performed in a hospital or surgery center operating room, but the safety precautions and measures we take are equivocal.
Our facility is equipped with an AED (automated external defibrillator), all staff are CPR certified, and there’s immediate access to a fully-staffed emergency room in the same building for additional safety.
Our procedure room is designed for soft tissue procedures that don’t require general anesthesia. However, it’s important to note that not all surgeries are suitable for this environment. Procedures involving bone, the lacrimal system, the nose, or the deep orbit are still conducted in traditional operating rooms.
Patients with complex medical histories or conditions requiring intensive monitoring are typically referred to hospital settings. As with any medical decision, patients should discuss the appropriateness of using such a facility with their healthcare provider, considering all aspects of their case and medical needs.
Kahana Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery offers a wide range of in-office outpatient procedures as an alternative to traditional surgical settings.
