I am a 36 year old female. I have been taking Accutane for about one and half months and will stop taking it at the end of 2 month, early to mid March.
I am considering having both a Blepharoplasty and Rhinoplasty done in mid or late August. Is that enough time to wait since I was not on Accutane for a long period of time? I've been wanting to do these procedures for a very long time and this may be the only opportunity for me to do so.
February 20, 2009
Answer: Accutane and surgery Accutane should typically not interfere with the surgeries you are contemplating after a period of 6 months to one year. The main reason Accutane is dangerous is for laser resurfacing; the laser is very prone to burning the skin of patients who have recently undergone Accutane. The pilosebaceous units have been dried up from laser and the heat from the laser tends to be absorbed by other adjacent tissues, causing burns. Accutane may also inhibit reepithelialization. Better to wait six months before your proposed surgeries to be safe.
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February 20, 2009
Answer: Accutane and surgery Accutane should typically not interfere with the surgeries you are contemplating after a period of 6 months to one year. The main reason Accutane is dangerous is for laser resurfacing; the laser is very prone to burning the skin of patients who have recently undergone Accutane. The pilosebaceous units have been dried up from laser and the heat from the laser tends to be absorbed by other adjacent tissues, causing burns. Accutane may also inhibit reepithelialization. Better to wait six months before your proposed surgeries to be safe.
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February 19, 2009
Answer: Off Accutane for at least 6 months before any surgery Accutane inhibits epithelialization by suppressing adnexal structures. Thus, invasive surgeries are contraindicated during Accutane therapy. I regularly manage patients requesting surgery while on Accutane. I advise patients to wait 6 months after cessation of any amount of Accutane before undergoing any surgery. Thus, the ability to heal will be re-established. This holds true, especially for blepharoplasty and rhinoplasty, two very important parts of the face.
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February 19, 2009
Answer: Off Accutane for at least 6 months before any surgery Accutane inhibits epithelialization by suppressing adnexal structures. Thus, invasive surgeries are contraindicated during Accutane therapy. I regularly manage patients requesting surgery while on Accutane. I advise patients to wait 6 months after cessation of any amount of Accutane before undergoing any surgery. Thus, the ability to heal will be re-established. This holds true, especially for blepharoplasty and rhinoplasty, two very important parts of the face.
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