Breast Augmentation While Taking Antibiotics?

I have breast augmentation scheduled in 5 days and started antibiotic for an abcessed tooth yesterday. Can I still go through with the surgery or should I postpone it?

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17 Doctor Answers | Asked by Lafayette8335 in Lafayette

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Breast Augment with an active infection

I would not suggest doing breast augment surgery with an ongoing active infection elsewhere in the body. Delay the surgery until after you are off antibiotics and the infection is resolved.

Infection and breast augmentation

Postpone your surgery. Proceeding with surgery will only increase your risk of a serious complication or poor result. Make sure the infection is completely cleared prior to undergoing surgery.

Breast Augmentation, Breast Enlargement, Breast Implants

Please check with your plastic surgeon for specific advice as it pertains to your case. If you were a patient in my practice, I would postpone this elective surgery (breast augmentation) until the tooth problem was completely better. Why would you want to take a chance?

Breast Augmentation and Abscessed Tooth

I would recommend postponing your surgery. A dental abscess increases your risk of infection following breast augmentation. Once the dental abscess has resolved you may proceed with your surgery.

Breast Augmentation and Antibiotics

Please contact your Board certified Plastic Surgeon as soon as possible regarding your abscessed tooth. It is important that your surgeon be aware of any and all concerns prior to your surgery. I would hold off on surgery due to the risk of a post-operative complication. Best wishes!

Infection Before Breast Augmentation

Dear Lafayette8335, You should let your Board Certified Plastic Surgeon know right away about the tooth abscess and see if they would like to postpone the surgery. Remember, your breast augmentation is completely elective and you don't want to do anything to compromise the results. With a tooth abcess, you might be at increased risk of seeding the implants with bacteria which could lead to an acute infection requiring the implants be removed or you might be at increased risk of... more

Wait till infection is cleared before surgery.

For your safety and best result I recommend holding off your augmentation surgery till your oral infection is fully treated and resolved and even a few weeks after that. Having an infection in one area of your body can cause problems if surgery is done in a different area, even if the areas are separated by some distance. The augmentation is an elective surgery and you would like everything to go perfectly smoothly. Tell your surgeon about the infection and request a... more

Jeffrey M. Darrow, MD

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Boston Plastic Surgeon

Infection Before Breast Augmentation

As the other doctors have recommended, it is probably a good idea to first and foremost let your PLastic Surgeon aware of your current situation as far as th infection is concerned. Being on anti biotics is good but you want to be at your optimal health before you have surgery. Good Luck!!!

Postpone

I would recommend postponing your surgery until your infection is completely healed. The last thing you would want is a complication coming from an infection that might have been averted by waiting.

Postpone your procedure.

Call your surgeons office and let them know about your infection in your tooth. Infections can cause problems other places in your body and you do not want to risk having breast implant surgery while you have an infection. In my practice, patients are prescribed antibiotics to prevent infection before and after the surgery.