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Best Time for Breast Surgery - Before or After Menstrual Cycle?
I heard that we shouldn't have the surgery land on our menstrual cycle time, so I was wondering, if it's better AFTER the cycle, or BEFORE the cycle?
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dina84
in Vancouver, BC
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Surgery can be performed at any time during the menstrual cycle . . . but, there ARE subtle differences!
First of all, it is absolutely true that any kind of elective surgery can be safely performed during any phase of the menstrual cycle. In fact, often the psychological stress or pre-operative "butterflies" can often send a woman into her cycle prematurely--all surgeons who have been operating more than a few years have seen this, since absolute predictability is impossible!
But, as physicians, we also understand that the female body undergoes significant and profound...
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Breast Surgery and Menstrual cycle.
After their menstrual cycle. I advise my patients to have cosmetic breast surgery right after their menstrual cycle. If you have the breast surgery before then keep in mind you will swell as your breasts become engorged before your menstrual cycle. This will often cause pain and can put more pressure on the incision lines. For this reason, I recommend right after. Most patients feel uncomfortable and embarrassed having to go to the operating room with a sanitary pad on and this is...
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Long Island City Plastic Surgeon
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Menstrual Cycle Timing and Breast Surgery
Breast Augmentation During Menstrual Period - It doesn't make much of a difference.
Breast Surgery is one of the most common procedures I do, especially Breast Augmentation. Over more than a 25 yrs I have often operated on women during their menstrual period and I have not found it to be a problem .
It is not an uncommon to do breast surgery including augmentation during a menstrual cycle. My experience even in women as "regular as a clock" with surgery...
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An individual's breast symptom history is the best guide to timing.
I have found a an individual's breast symptom history to be the best guide to timing surgery. Fortunaetly most patients do not have much variation in symptoms with menstration and timing is independant. However, for individuals with highly sensitive breasts, it would be wise from a symptom perspective to time the augmentation when it is least discomfort. Risks of physical surgical complications from menstral cycle changes are not documented.
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Mentrual cycle can affect breast size; surgery best one week after
Hi Dina24,
Thank you for your question. Since the breasts usually swell right before and during the menstrual cycle, I usually try to avoid surgery the week before the patient's period will begin. However, some patients report that their breast size does not change much just prior to and during their period, so there is no need in these patients to plan around their period. Other patients notice significant size changes in their breasts during their period and are...
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Best Time for Breast Surgery - Before or After Menstrual Cycle?
My vote is after the cycle ends. Less swelling occurs. Great question for all to read our responses. Thanks for asking it.
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Timing of breast surgery around menstrual cycle
Hi Dina, Theoretically, it might be best to have it after your menses, but practically I did not notice any diffference in postop pain, healing or other issues. Due to the stress of surgery I had a few patients who experienced menstrual bleeding right after surgery which did not coicide with their regular schedule.
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Menstrual cycle and breast augmentation
I never really noted whether or not there was an increased risk for surgery with the menstrual cycle and I have not seen any studies suggesting any.
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Breast augmentation
I personally have never tried to time the surgery based on a patients menstrual cycle. Sometimes a womans breasts will become slightly larger during certain phases of the menstrual cycle and this will continue to occur after the surgery.
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Breast surgery is best done right after your period.
Hi.
For most women this is not a big issue. And if periods are not regular, it is hard to plan. But the least ideal time to have a breast reduction or other breast surgery is right before your period. At this time the breasts are engorged, and there is more bleeding.
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Breast Surgery - Is Timing Better Before or After the Menstrual Period?
Dear dina84,
I would not worry about planning the timing of your breast surgery around your menstrual cycle. All things being equal, there are subtle advantages to having surgery in the postmenstrual period, but the differences are very small and the menstrual cycle can be irregular especially around the time of surgery.
Warmest wishes,
Larry Fan, MD
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Breast reduction
People can have breast surgery anytime during the menstrual cycle although patients frequently have more discomfort in the premenstrual time.
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Menstrual cycle and breast surgery
Hi Dina, It really does not matter. And like the previous answer, you should not be pregnant prior to surgery. I usually ask for pregnancy test befor surgery.
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Menstrual cycle will not matter during breast surgery
Your menstrual cycle will not matter concerning breast augmentation or other breast surgery. We only ask so we know whether to do a urine pregnancy test of not. There is a myth that during your period you might have more bleeding during surgery, not true.
Best of luck,
peterejohnsonmd
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Timing for breast surgery
After the menstrual cycle will be better as the risk of bleeding will be slightly lower for the next 2-3 weeks allowing the wounds to heal better. Saying that, the increase in risk of bleeding is only minimal.
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