Hi Angie.
I see Dr. Ralph Wesley in Nashville. He's a great surgeon and absolutely the sweetest man. He's just so friendly and truly compassionate, not like the doctors who just pretend to be!
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There are two other doctors in his office, one is Dr. Kimberly Klippenstein and the other one is a woman who just joined the practice, so I don't know her name. Dr. K is really nice too. Their number is 615-329-3624.
I had my tear duct cauterization and lateral tarsorrhaphy done as a same day procedure under general anesthesia. He has a surgical suite right in his office, but my insurance didn't cover that, so I had to go to Centennial hospital, which is right near his office anyway. I'm sure he has options as far as the anesthesia goes, but I'm a big chicken and prefer to be knocked out for these things.
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I don't recall having to wait for too long for my appointments with him, but the first time I went, my AN surgeon called him to let him know how much pain I was in because of my eye, so that may have moved things along a little quicker. I'm sure if you explain that you'll be traveling and would like to try to coordinate your appointments, they'd understand and help you.
He has a lot of experience with these types of eye issues - he's the only one in the area that my surgeons at Vanderbilt refer their patients to .
Let me know if you need any other info from this area!
Lori