Out of town patient travel guide

Travel to Salt Lake City for Plastic Surgery

Plastic surgery in Utah has gotten a national reputation for some of the best plastic surgeons in America providing affordable plastic surgery pricing. Dr. Yates has many patients who travel from out of town for plastic surgery with excellent outcomes. Most travel from adjacent states particularly Idaho and Wyoming as it is a fairly short drive. Some fly from more distant states or even across the globe as far as Australia. We are always flattered when patients choose us and hope to try to make the experience as pleasant and easy as possible. If you are planning to travel abroad for plastic surgery and would like to check out Utah, it would be our honor to have you.

Planning the consultation

It is always preferred to have a face-to-face consultation with Dr. Yates well before the day of surgery. For patients traveling from out of town for plastic surgery this can be difficult. We will make it a priority to help schedule this consultation on a day and time that will fit in with your schedule to the best of our ability. For some, an on-line consultation is suitable and can save you a separate visit for the consultation. For these patients, the surgical plan has been decided in advance and is fine-tuned at the time of the consultation which may be the same day as surgery. If special equipment is needed such as implants this can be logistically difficult to schedule the consultation and surgery on the same day. You will want to review general pre-operative instructions and post-operative instructions in advance.

Scheduling surgery

Dr. Yates office staff can help to find a date for surgery that fits into your schedule. A $100 deposit is required to hold your surgical date. Dr. Yates can provide you with a basic price quote at the time of your consultation or on-line/ phone consultation. This amount may change slightly (rarely) if at the time of the examination, more or less than anticipated would need to be done.

The day of surgery

If you have not been seen in consultation prior to the surgery date, we will see you on the morning of surgery to be sure there are no issues that need be adressed. Any final lab work such a pregnancy test may be performed. You should bring comfortable clothes that are easy to remove/ replace such as sweat pants and a “hoodie” that zips up the front. You will need to have made hotel arrangements in advance and will need someone to accompany you that evening.

Followup visits

Depending on the procedure, we may see you the following morning for a recheck. For most procedures it is best if you stay in town for at least 5-7 days following surgery. Dr. Yates always prefers to follow his customary routine for follow-up visits, depending on the procedure. We undertand that travel can make these visits difficult and we can work to make it as easy on you as possible. Some of the visits can be done in an on-line format although a face-to-face visit is always preferred.

Breast augmentation – stay at least 3-4 days. Routine followup: day 1, 3 weeks, 3 months, 1 year
Tummy tuck - stay at least 1 week. Routine followup: 3-7 days (drain removal), 3 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year
Liposuction – stay at least 3 days. Routine followup: 1 week, 1 month, 6 months, 1 year
Facelift – stay at least 1 week. Routine followup: day 1, 1 week, 1 month, 6 months, 1 year.
Nose surgery - stay at least 1 week. Routine followup : 3 days (packing), 5-7 days (sutures), 1 month, 6 months, 1 year.

Information about Layton, Utah

Most of the population of the state of Utah live along the Wasatch front mountain range. The population of the state of Utah is over 2.7 million; Of these, 2.3 million live along the wasatch front. There are a series of large and small cities running north-south along I-15 on the west side of the mountains including Provo, Salt Lake City, and Ogden. Layton is a medium sized city about 20 minutes north of salt lake city with a population of about 65,000. Layton is very close to downtown Salt Lake City, Park City, as well as the activities the mountains have to offer. The closest ski resort is Snow Basin approximately 20 minutes up the canyon. This is a world class resort and is where the men’s and women’s downhill skiing in the 2002 Olympics were held.

Directions/ Map (mapquest)

By air – The Salt Lake City international airport is 25 minutes south of the Tanner Clinic. Drive north from Salt Lake City on I-15 to the Antelope drive exit in Layton. Turn left and Tanner Clinic is just past Davis Hospital on the right.

Driving from the north – South on I-15 to the Antelope drive exit in Layton. This is approximately 10 minutes past Ogden. Turn right and the Tanner Clinic is just past Davis Hospital on the right.

Driving from the south – North on I-15 to the Antelope drive exit in Layton. This is approximately 20 minutes past Salt Lake City. Turn left and the Tanner Clinic is just past Davis Hospital on the right.

Layton

Nearby hotels

We offer a special discounted rate for Dr. Yates patients with three local Marriott hotels:

Courtyard Marriott - (801) 217-2300 – click here for the Dr. Yates patient discounted rate
TownePlace Suites – (801) 779-2422 – click here for the Dr. Yates patient discounted rate
Fairfield Inn – (801) 444-1600 – click here for the Dr. Yates patient discounted rate

Other local choices include:

Hilton Garden Inn - (801) 416-8899
Holiday Inn Express - (801) 773-3733
La Quinta Inn - (800) 531-5900
Comfort Inn – (801) 544-5577

Nearby restaraunts

Corbin’s Grille – highly recommended (801) 825-2502, owned by the designer of this website Jake Garn.

Chilli’s

Applebee’s

Red Robin

Cracker Barrel

Outback Steakhouse

Golden Corral

Rooster’s brewery

Cafe Rio (mexican)

Osaka Sushi (there is better sushi in SLC)

McCool’s Irish Pub

last modified on December 10, 2009 @ 7:22 pm