Necessity of "gum-flap" surgery?!

Necessity of "gum-flap" surgery?

I have moderate to advanced periodontal disease. I was told I need the root planing and several surgeries which come out to about $6500. I'm able to pay for the root planing, but not the rest. I'm wondering if the surgeries are necessary to save my teeth or are they just to get me back to as close to ideal as possible. We only have one specialist in the area, so I'm not sure how to get a second opinion.

2 months ago
I'm paying $1300 for the root planing at a dentist which includes sedation as I'm kind of a huge pansy when it comes to dentistry. We live in a town of about 45000 people and is surrounded by rural area. I just want to make sure all of this work is absolutely necessary as I don't happen to have $5000 lying around.

I know alot of people that need "gum flap surgury". people just flap their gums! Flap flap flap flap. Why cant ppl just stop flapping their gums? Flip flap flip flap. You prob only need about 25% of what the doctor says.