Contact & assessment after surgery

If you are worried now

Contact your treating team first and say what you have noticed, where it is, and how long ago it started. If the team cannot be reached, call the hospital main line. For a red-flag symptom — a one-sided swollen or painful calf, breathlessness, chest pain, a racing heartbeat with dizziness, or coughing up blood — go to the nearest emergency department immediately rather than waiting for a reply. This website is not an emergency channel and is not monitored as one.

Arranging a review

Non-urgent concerns — stiffness that is not settling, a wound that is slow, swelling that is reducing unevenly — are raised with the team that performed the operation, or through the outpatient clinic of the Plastic Surgery & Aesthetics Medical Center at Chongqing West District Hospital, 301 Huafu Avenue North Section, Jiulongpo District, Chongqing. Say when you had the operation and what it was.

What to bring

The date and type of your operation, the name and date of any anaesthetic you had, a list of your medication including anything that affects clotting, and any record of a previous clot in you or in your family. If you were given a discharge summary or an aftercare instruction sheet, bring it, because it is more reliable than memory.

What the assessment covers

The history first, then an examination of both legs together, then the tests the clinician considers necessary, which may include a blood test and imaging of the veins. Where the suspicion is strong, treatment is often started before imaging confirms anything. You should leave knowing what was found, what was done, and what to watch for afterwards.

Fees, records and privacy

This site does not quote prices, because the plan depends on the findings and is discussed directly at consultation. What was found and what was done is documented so that the record follows you, which matters for any later operation. Clinical information is held under the hospital's records and privacy policy.