I went to see Dr. Wexler for possible surgery for an inner nasal swelling and he recommended turbinate reduction surgery to help improve my breathing. He then handed me a Discussion and Consent printout and requested I sign it. He explained that it did not mean I was obligated to proceed with surgery, but that we had discussed it, including risks of complications. I signed it, expecting a discussion. He then rushed out! His receptionist gave me a date for surgery. After some online research which included NIH research articles, I became concerned about a serious complication (ENS) reported by a fairly significant number of patients as well as the abysmal level of overall patient satisfaction a year after this surgery (inferior turbinate reduction). I called Dr. Wexler's office to postpone the surgery until we could go over the liklihood of complications. His office did call, but only to confirm that I was cancelling the surgery so they could take it off his schedule. I was stunned that: 1) he could not be bothered going over possible complications either during my office visit or after being specifically asked before surgery took place; 2) at the high level of patient dissatisfaction with this surgery and; 3) that a serious complication was not even listed on his printout. read more