L.A. Plastic Surgeons Detail Pandemic-Era Safety Precautions
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hollywoodreporter.comDoctors are carefully instituting new policies to keep patients, and themselves, safe. Dr. Kevin Brenner has restricted his out-of-state patients to private flights to reduce the risk of infection, saying he's had patients come from Montana, London and the Middle East via jet for their appointments.
If a patient flies commercially, the surgeon mandates they self-isolate for 14 days and get tested. "When you put someone to sleep, if they're COVID-positive and you don't realize it, you're potentially exposing your entire staff [which is why we're doing so much testing]," he says.
Other doctors are taking their own precautions. Dr. Paul Nassif has switched to Zoom consultations and is scheduling procedures at partial capacity.
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