Carlsbad, California
Where your surgery happens.
Dr. Vande Ven performs surgery at Carlsbad Surgery Center, an AAAHC-accredited outpatient surgery center in Carlsbad.
Most patients never think to ask where their operation will actually take place. It's worth asking — of any surgeon you're considering, not just this one.
Consultations, sizing and follow-up care all happen at the Del Mar office. Surgery happens separately, in Carlsbad, at a facility built for it.
What accreditation means
Not every surgical procedure happens in an accredited facility. Some surgeons operate in office-based suites with no outside oversight at all — which is legal in California, and not something most patients think to check.
AAAHC accreditation is voluntary. A facility applies for it, is surveyed against national standards, and is re-surveyed periodically to keep it. Carlsbad Surgery Center holds Ambulatory Accreditation, which you can confirm yourself on the accreditor’s public register.
The practical version: if something goes wrong, an accredited centre has already been inspected on its plan for exactly that.
What surgery day looks like
Arriving
You'll arrive at the surgery center and the team will begin your preoperative checks. An IV is started.
In the pre-op suite
Dr. Vande Ven will mark the areas she's operating on, and confirm implant sizes and the other choices you made together at your consultation. This is the last check, and it happens with you awake and involved.
The anesthesiologist will also talk with you before anything begins.
The procedure
You'll be taken through to the operating room, and your procedure is carried out there.
Recovery
Afterwards you'll spend about an hour in the post-operative recovery area. Once you've fully recovered from the anesthetic, the person taking you home is given your home care instructions — so they hear them directly rather than relying on you to remember them.
Where it is
Carlsbad Surgery Center, 6121 Paseo Del Norte, Suite 100, Carlsbad, CA 92011.
The Del Mar consultation office is about 20 minutes south, at 1349 Camino Del Mar.
Most patients travel south to Del Mar for their consultation and follow-ups, and north to Carlsbad on the day of the procedure itself.
Common questions
Where does Dr. Vande Ven perform surgery?+
At Carlsbad Surgery Center, an AAAHC-accredited outpatient surgery center at 6121 Paseo Del Norte, Carlsbad. Consultations and follow-up care happen separately, at the Del Mar office.
Will I go home the same day?+
Yes. This is an outpatient center, so you recover for about an hour after your procedure and then go home the same day.
Do I need someone to stay with me?+
Yes. After general anesthesia you need someone over the age of 18 with you for at least 24 hours. They will also be given your home care instructions before you leave.
Request a consultation
Everything starts with a conversation at the Del Mar office — what you'd like to change, measurements, and what your options actually are.