You also want to check what the current state of the art is and if you really need your procedure right now. Personal example : a decade ago using ultrasound t

You also want to check what the current state of the art is and if you really need your procedure right now. Personal example : a decade ago using ultrasound to remove thyroid nodules was at the clinical trial stage with good results. But surgeons were still in the mindset of "remove everything even if you could keep half your thyroid, and enjoy your levotirox". Now ultrasound are a go: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5434558/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5434558/ so if you bet on progress you won.