Hi, I am diagnosed with recurrent shoulder dislocation. Currently, I am still contemplating whether I should go for surgery, so may I have your advice please.

I dislocated my shoulder twice before.
First – my shoulder dislocated while playing badminton (performing a smack), but went back in almost immediately.
Second – while doing pull-ups, my shoulder dislocated. It took about 2-3 seconds for the shoulder to go back to the original position.

An mri scan showed a bankart lesion. This is in accordance with slap pathology. (i don’t really understand what this means – i’m just quoting my doctor.)

i can perform my daily activities without any problem, but the shoulder will feel unstable in certain awkward positions.

One of the specialists which I saw said that if my future lifestyle is not going to involve lots of sports, and since I can perform my daily activities with ease, then I should not go for the operation.

The other specialist said that judging from my mri report, it is likely that the shoulder will dislocate again. It is just a matter of time. I should therefore go for the surgery to prevent further dislocations because every dislocation will adversely affect the shoulder structure.

According to both doctors, the surgery has a 80-90% success rate.

So, in light of this, may I have your opinions please. Thank you very much.