Safe to combine breast augmentation revision, areola reduction and lipo?

The combination of surgery you are describing is a common one and one that can usually be done safely in one operation as long as you are healthy and in good shape. 

 In many patients this combination may be safe.  Your evaluating plastic surgeon is the best one to review the details of optimizing safety and reviewing risk factors.   In my practice all patients over 40 and any patients with significant medical problems also have a visit with their internist... more

 Hello, You know the answer!!  Your health status comes first, then your communication / understanding with your treating doctor then follow through on BOTH sides. If you are not comfortable with the communication portion then you should seek more consultations with other doctors.  

No one should tell you that something is safe to do other than the surgeon who has seen and examined you.  If you don't have confidence in the opinion of the surgeon you have seen, then you should see another board certified plastic surgeon. It depends upon your health, the complexity of your exact... more

I am asked this question many times. My answer is usually the same: It depends. My personal view is that multiple procedures can be performed safely in healthy individuals as long as the total time while under general anesthesia is limited to less than 5 hours. This amount of time is my own arbitrary condition... more

Risks of surgery are more related to your overall health as well as the length of surgery. There is a higher potential for deep venous thrombosis (clotting)  with longer and combined procedures but more commonly with pelvic or abdominal surgery. The comination you describe is commonly performed but there... more

It certainly is possible to combine a breast augmentation, nipple areola reduction and liposuction provided that you are healthy.  I do this all the time.

Combining various cosmetic procedures is nothing new. In fact combining breast surgery and liposuction is very common. The breast augmentation is done first followed by the liposuction. The general guidelines are that no more than 5 liters of aspirate should be removed at one time and surgery should try to... more

This is a very common question asked.  From what you have listed, and assuming that you are healthy and young, I would likely say that it would be ok to undergo those multiple procedures.  Hope that helps.  I think the rate limiting procedure is going to be the breast revision surgery which at... more

Surgical risk is related to your health, your age and the total duration of your procedures and the experience of your plastic surgeon. According to the American Society of Anesthesiologists, we automatically go from ASA (risk category) I - to II when we reach age 35. Thereafter, their risk classification... more