Will Vaccinations Near Breast Augmentation Surgery Date Cause Complication?

asked 2 years ago by Rita_ in San Francisco
Latest answer by Otto Joseph Placik, MD
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Tags: risk, vaccination

I'm considering getting the following vaccines, but the vaccination date may be very close to the breast augmentation surgery date (either a few days before or after surgery). Will these vaccinations affect breast augmentation surgery result or cause complications (capsular contracture, infections, etc.)? I asked this because I've read that dental cleaning may cause capsular contracture, so I'm wondering whether vaccines may cause breast implant complication too, if vaccines are injected very close to breast surgery date? Vaccines I'm considering:

H1N1 vaccine
Pneumococcal vaccine
HPV vaccine
Hepatitis A vaccine

Thanks in advance for your answer!

6 answers to Will Vaccinations Near Breast Augmentation Surgery Date Cause Complication?

Vaccinations and other injections close to the date of breast implant augementation surgery

Any injecttion, paricularly vaccinations, may cause transient and brief introduction of bacteria into the bloodstream, Occasionally this can result in a flu like syndrome which can increase the risk of a bacteremia. As stated, there are no studies that have linked this to capsular contracture of breast implants but it raises some concerns and may better be delayed if possible.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Vaccinations and breast augmentation

I know of no studies discussing any association of problems of implants with vaccinations. However, some of them can give you flu like symptoms and it may be better to avoid until a few weeks after surgery until you get your strength back

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Vaccinations near breast augmentation surgery date will not cause infection

Breast and joint Implant infections could be caused by a temporary presence of bacteria in the blood (bacteremia). All the vaccinations you cited are extracts of dead viruses (H1N1, HPV, Hepatitis A) and 23 dead bacteria (Pneumococcal vaccine). There is NO WAY that either of these vaccine could conceptually or factually infect your breast implants.

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Vaccines and surgery

Rita, It's good to hear that you are proactively in a preventive health maintenance mode, i.e. taking care of yourself. However, there is a big difference between dental cleaning and vaccination. All of the vaccines that you are contemplating are viral vaccines except the Pneumococcus. And, all of the vaccines are made of damaged or killed virus (or bacteria) particles. These dead viral particles cause your body to produce antibodies that will then kill any live virus that you may... more

Kenneth R. Francis, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Flu vaccines at the time of breast augmentation

I asked our infection control department about the impact of vaccination on breast augmentation surgery and there is no 'hard' information on this procedure specifically. I did learn that currently the H1N1 is given to all hospitalized patients at our hospital, including those after surgery. Vaccination is a priority for our patients with chronic conditions and respiratory disease, and pregnant women are also first on the list. There is no reason I could come across to suggest that you... more

Peter E. Johnson, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

www.peterejohnsonmd.com

Vaccines around the time of breast augmentation

Your best bet is to call an infectious disease doctor's office to determine if there are any surgical implications to having these vaccinations. Although I cannot site any studies surgery itself may knock down your immune system and I would be concerned with how the vaccines would work under those conditions. When in doubt I have my patients wait about 3 weeks between vaccinations and surgery, either before or after.

John P. Stratis, MD
Harrisburg Plastic Surgeon

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