Let's face it, no one looks forward to getting their wisdom teeth out, but given that it was necessary for my teenage son, we could not have had a better experience than we had with Dr. Reisman. The consultation went smoothly and Dr. Reisman explained the surgery, sedation, and expected recovery, as well as alternatives. Rather than having to wait for our dentist to fax x-rays, they took another set in the office with an x-ray machine that seemed much more advanced than the one at our dentist office. We went ahead and scheduled the surgery for two weeks later and Dr. Reisman sent us home with all the necessary prescriptions we would need as well as pre-op instructions.
On the day of the surgery, my son got up at 6 AM to have his last food and water, then as instructed abstained from eating and drinking for the next six hours. But then, unfortunately, 20 minutes before we left for the appointment, he saw chocolate milk on the counter and took a few swigs, momentarily forgetting the "no food or drink" rule. We were both fairly horrified as this surgery is a pretty big deal and my son had both done the mental and physical preparation, now we didn't know what to do. We called the office, confessed about the chocolate milk, and they explained that we could either cancel and reschedule the surgery, or do it with sedation and local anesthesia but without general anesthesia. My son was nervous, but he did not want to put it off until a later date, so he hesitantly decided to give it a go without general anesthesia.
So, we went to the office, and even though we "blew it" and felt terrible about that, Dr. Reisman and his staff were extremely kind and accommodating. He sat my son down, calmly went over options, and we decided to reschedule the surgery as my son was too scared/ anxious to proceed without anesthesia.
On the day of the rescheduled surgery, everything went extremely smoothly. The surgery itself took less than a half hour and we were in and out of the office in about an hour. The nurses were wonderful. My son had no pain at all the day of surgery, and the recovery period was just as explained/predicted. Swelling was minimal and the pain was very manageable.
Dr. Reisman called the next day to check up and see how recovery was going. All in all our experience with Dr. Reisman was fantastic and I would highly recommend him to anyone who needs oral surgery. My two other teenage sons also need to have their wisdom teeth extracted and when the time comes we will definitely be returning to Dr. Reisman! read more