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General Questions About Consulting The Mackay Clinic

HOW DO I MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH PROFESSOR MACKAY

HOW MUCH IS AN INITIAL CONSULTATION?

HOW MUCH IS A CONSULTATION?

ANY CHANCE YOU COULD CONTACT ME IF THERE IS A CANCELLATION??

DO I HAVE TO COME BACK FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO GET MY MRI RESULTS??

CAN I GET MY SCAN RESULTS OVER THE PHONE?

CAN YOU ASK PROFESSOR MACKAY IF HE CAN GIVE ME A QUICK CALL?

CAN I HAVE A TELEPHONE CONSULTATION?

WHO MAKES MY APPOINTMENTS?

WHICH HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES DO YOU WORK WITH?

ARE THERE ANY INSURANCE COMPANIES WHICH PROFESSOR MACKAY DOES NOT WORK WITH?

CAN I DRIVE AFTER A CORTISONE INJECTION?

WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE CODE FOR A STEROID INJECTION?

HOW MUCH DOES A CORTISONE INJECTION COST?

DOES PROFESSOR MACKAY TREAT CHILDREN?

CAN I REFER MYSELF OR DO I NEED TO COME THROUGH A GP?

IF SURGERY IS NOT RECOMMENDED OR I CHOOSE NOT TO TAKE THAT OPTION DO I STILL NEED TO PAY FOR THE INITIAL CONSULATION?

WHERE IS THE MACKAY CLINIC BASED?

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Surgery with the Mackay Clinic

Undergoing surgery with the Mackay Clinic

Please note Professor Mackay's office in Stirling cannot book patients for Theatre. Ross Hall Hospital in Glasgow make all theatre bookings.

CAN I CHANGE THE DATE OF MY OPERATION?

WHEN IS MY OPERATION BOOKED FOR?

WHERE WILL MY SURGERY TAKE PLACE?

WILL I NEED TO STAY IN HOSPITAL OVERNIGHT?

I WILL BE TRAVELLING A LONG DISTANCE OR FROM OVERSEAS TO CONSULT WITH PROFESSOR MACKAY - CAN I HAVE MY CONSULTATION AND SURGERY WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF EACH OTHER?

HOW DO I BOOK MY POST-OP APPOINTMENT?

IS A FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT INCLUDED IN THE COST OF SURGERY OR BILLED SEPARATELY

IF I CAN’T MAKE POST OP APPOINTMENT WHAT SHOULD I DO ?

HOW LONG DO THE STITCHES STAY IN ?

I HAVE BEEN GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE NURSE LED CLINIC, WILL I STILL SEE PROFESSOR MACKAY OR ONLY THE NURSE ?

I DRIVE AN AUTOMATIC CAR, WILL I BE OKAY TO DRIVE AFTER MY PROCEDURE ON MY KNEE?

SHOULD I HAVE PHYSIO BEFORE MY OPERATION?

IS IT OKAY TO HAVE A TATTOO BEFORE SURGERY ?

InternalBrace Surgery with the Mackay Clinic

Professor Mackay gives the answers to your questions about the InternalBrace

WHAT EXACTLY IS INTERNALBRACE SURGERY - IS IT A RECONSTRUCTION OR A REPAIR

WHAT ARE THE MAIN ADVANTAGES OF INTERNAL BRACE SURGERY COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL SURGERY?

ARE THERE STILL CASES WHERE CONVENTIONAL SURGERY ARE A BETTER OPTION

IS THERE AN IDEAL TIME FRAME FOR AN ACL REPAIR?

WHAT EXACTLY IS THE INTERNAL BRACE COMPOSED OF

DOES THE INTERNAL BRACE DISSOLVE OVER TIME OR IS IT A PERMANENT STRUCTURE?

DOES THE INJURED LIGAMENT GROW BACK THROUGH THE INTERNAL BRACE OR DOES THE INTERNAL BRACE REPLACE THE JOB OF THE LIGAMENT?

DOES THE INTERNALBRACE TAKE OVER THE JOB OF MY DAMAGED LIGAMENT FOREVER?

CAN THE INTERNALBRACE SNAP OR FAIL?

WHAT IS THE FAILURE RATE OF INTERNAL BRACE SURGERY COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL RECONSTRUCTION SURGERY?

IS THERE ANY METAL IN THE INTERNALBRACE ?

IS IT OKAY TO HAVE AN MRI SCAN AFTER SURGERY WITH THE INTERNALBRACE ?

IS IT MORE EXPENSIVE THAN CONVENTIONAL SURGERY

ON AVERAGE WILL I BE ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK MORE QUICKLY FOLLOWING IB SURGERY

WHEN WILL I BE ALLOWED TO DRIVE FOLLOWING IB SURGERY

ARE ALL THE LIGAMENT INJURIES ABLE TO BE REPAIRED WITH THE INTERNAL BRACE?

IS THERE ANY PUBLISHED CLINICAL RESEARCH ON THE INTERNAL BRACE?

Find out about InternalBrace

InternalBrace Knee Surgery

HOW SOON WILL I BE ABLE TO RETURN TO ACTIVITY FOLLOWING IB KNEE SURGERY

ON AVERAGE HOW SOON WILL I BE ABLE TO DRIVE FOLLOWING IB KNEE SURGERY?

CAN I HAVE MORE THAN ONE LIGAMENT AT A TIME INTERNALLY BRACED?

InternalBrace Knee Surgery

InternalBrace Ankle Surgery

InternalBrace Ankle surgery

HOW SOON WILL I BE ABLE TO RETURN TO ACTIVITY FOLLOWING IB ANKLE SURGERY?

ON AVERAGE HOW SOON WILL I BE ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK FOLLOWING IB ANKLE SURGERY?

ON AVERAGE HOW SOON WILL I BE ABLE TO DRIVE FOLLOWING IB ANKLE SURGERY?

CAN I HAVE MORE THAN ONE LIGAMENT AT A TIME INTERNALLY BRACED?

InternalBrace Ankle surgery

InternalBrace Shoulder Surgery

HOW SOON WILL I BE ABLE TO RETURN TO ACTIVITY FOLLOWING IB SHOULDER SURGERY?

ON AVERAGE HOW SOON WILL I BE ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK FOLLOWING IB SHOULDER SURGERY?

ON AVERAGE HOW SOON WILL I BE ABLE TO DRIVE FOLLOWING IB SHOULDER SURGERY?

InternalBrace Shoulder surgery

Paying for my Treatments and Surgery

Treatment Payment questions

HOW DO I PAY FOR MY TREATMENT IF I AM A SELF FUNDED PATIENT?

ARE ANY FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENTS INCLUDED FOLLOWING MY SURGERY OR ARE THESE BILLED SEPARATELY?

WHEN WILL I BE BILLED FOLLOWING MY SURGERY?

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We are here to help

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

FIND THE ANSWERS HERE

General Questions About Consulting The Mackay Clinic

HOW DO I MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH PROFESSOR MACKAY

HOW MUCH IS AN INITIAL CONSULTATION?

HOW MUCH IS A CONSULTATION?

ANY CHANCE YOU COULD CONTACT ME IF THERE IS A CANCELLATION??

DO I HAVE TO COME BACK FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO GET MY MRI RESULTS??

CAN I GET MY SCAN RESULTS OVER THE PHONE?

CAN YOU ASK PROFESSOR MACKAY IF HE CAN GIVE ME A QUICK CALL?

CAN I HAVE A TELEPHONE CONSULTATION?

WHO MAKES MY APPOINTMENTS?

WHICH HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES DO YOU WORK WITH?

ARE THERE ANY INSURANCE COMPANIES WHICH PROFESSOR MACKAY DOES NOT WORK WITH?

CAN I DRIVE AFTER A CORTISONE INJECTION?

WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE CODE FOR A STEROID INJECTION?

HOW MUCH DOES A CORTISONE INJECTION COST?

DOES PROFESSOR MACKAY TREAT CHILDREN?

CAN I REFER MYSELF OR DO I NEED TO COME THROUGH A GP?

IF SURGERY IS NOT RECOMMENDED OR I CHOOSE NOT TO TAKE THAT OPTION DO I STILL NEED TO PAY FOR THE INITIAL CONSULATION?

WHERE IS THE MACKAY CLINIC BASED?

Surgery with the Mackay Clinic

Undergoing surgery with the Mackay Clinic

CAN I CHANGE THE DATE OF MY OPERATION?

WHEN IS MY OPERATION BOOKED FOR?

WHERE WILL MY SURGERY TAKE PLACE?

WILL I NEED TO STAY IN HOSPITAL OVERNIGHT?

I WILL BE TRAVELLING A LONG DISTANCE OR FROM OVERSEAS TO CONSULT WITH PROFESSOR MACKAY - CAN I HAVE MY CONSULTATION AND SURGERY WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF EACH OTHER?

HOW DO I BOOK MY POST-OP APPOINTMENT?

IS A FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT INCLUDED IN THE COST OF SURGERY OR BILLED SEPARATELY

IF I CAN’T MAKE POST OP APPOINTMENT WHAT SHOULD I DO ?

HOW LONG DO THE STITCHES STAY IN ?

I HAVE BEEN GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE NURSE LED CLINIC, WILL I STILL SEE PROFESSOR MACKAY OR ONLY THE NURSE ?

I DRIVE AN AUTOMATIC CAR, WILL I BE OKAY TO DRIVE AFTER MY PROCEDURE ON MY KNEE?

SHOULD I HAVE PHYSIO BEFORE MY OPERATION?

IS IT OKAY TO HAVE A TATTOO BEFORE SURGERY ?

InternalBrace Surgery with the Mackay Clinic

Professor Mackay gives the answers to your questions about the InternalBrace

WHAT EXACTLY IS INTERNALBRACE SURGERY - IS IT A RECONSTRUCTION OR A REPAIR

WHAT ARE THE MAIN ADVANTAGES OF INTERNAL BRACE SURGERY COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL SURGERY?

ARE THERE STILL CASES WHERE CONVENTIONAL SURGERY ARE A BETTER OPTION

IS THERE AN IDEAL TIME FRAME FOR AN ACL REPAIR?

WHAT EXACTLY IS THE INTERNAL BRACE COMPOSED OF

DOES THE INTERNAL BRACE DISSOLVE OVER TIME OR IS IT A PERMANENT STRUCTURE?

DOES THE INJURED LIGAMENT GROW BACK THROUGH THE INTERNAL BRACE OR DOES THE INTERNAL BRACE REPLACE THE JOB OF THE LIGAMENT?

DOES THE INTERNALBRACE TAKE OVER THE JOB OF MY DAMAGED LIGAMENT FOREVER?

CAN THE INTERNALBRACE SNAP OR FAIL?

WHAT IS THE FAILURE RATE OF INTERNAL BRACE SURGERY COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL RECONSTRUCTION SURGERY?

IS THERE ANY METAL IN THE INTERNALBRACE ?

IS IT OKAY TO HAVE AN MRI SCAN AFTER SURGERY WITH THE INTERNALBRACE ?

IS IT MORE EXPENSIVE THAN CONVENTIONAL SURGERY

ON AVERAGE WILL I BE ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK MORE QUICKLY FOLLOWING IB SURGERY

WHEN WILL I BE ALLOWED TO DRIVE FOLLOWING IB SURGERY

ARE ALL THE LIGAMENT INJURIES ABLE TO BE REPAIRED WITH THE INTERNAL BRACE?

IS THERE ANY PUBLISHED CLINICAL RESEARCH ON THE INTERNAL BRACE?

InternalBrace Knee Surgery

InternalBrace Knee Surgery

HOW SOON WILL I BE ABLE TO RETURN TO ACTIVITY FOLLOWING IB KNEE SURGERY

ON AVERAGE HOW SOON WILL I BE ABLE TO DRIVE FOLLOWING IB KNEE SURGERY?

CAN I HAVE MORE THAN ONE LIGAMENT AT A TIME INTERNALLY BRACED?

InternalBrace Ankle Surgery

InternalBrace Ankle surgery

HOW SOON WILL I BE ABLE TO RETURN TO ACTIVITY FOLLOWING IB ANKLE SURGERY?

ON AVERAGE HOW SOON WILL I BE ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK FOLLOWING IB ANKLE SURGERY?

ON AVERAGE HOW SOON WILL I BE ABLE TO DRIVE FOLLOWING IB ANKLE SURGERY?

CAN I HAVE MORE THAN ONE LIGAMENT AT A TIME INTERNALLY BRACED?

InternalBrace Shoulder Surgery

InternalBrace Shoulder Surgery

HOW SOON WILL I BE ABLE TO RETURN TO ACTIVITY FOLLOWING IB SHOULDER SURGERY?

ON AVERAGE HOW SOON WILL I BE ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK FOLLOWING IB SHOULDER SURGERY?

ON AVERAGE HOW SOON WILL I BE ABLE TO DRIVE FOLLOWING IB SHOULDER SURGERY?

Paying for my Treatments and Surgery

Treatment Payment questions

HOW DO I PAY FOR MY TREATMENT IF I AM A SELF FUNDED PATIENT?

ARE ANY FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENTS INCLUDED FOLLOWING MY SURGERY OR ARE THESE BILLED SEPARATELY?

WHEN WILL I BE BILLED FOLLOWING MY SURGERY?

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