He does make a fortune. There's this little thing called malpractice that would prevent him from doing unnecessary surgeries. And the fact that, if he was doing unnecessary surgeries, word of mouth would kill his business. That said, I wouldn't be surprised to hear that he has been known to say "Yes, it might heal by doing this but you'll likely have problems in the future. And, as you know, the shelf life for a professional athlete is short. Losing a year at 23 isn't the same as losing a year at 35."