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What Kind of Antibiotics Should Be Given After the Lipoma Removal ?
asked 1 year ago by bright_moon in indonesia
Latest answer by Michael Elam, MD
Question viewed 210 times
Tags: antibiotic, post-op
3 answers to What Kind of Antibiotics Should Be Given After the Lipoma Removal ?
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Antibiotic use after Lipoma removal
Some surgeons may treat lipoma removal with a prophylactic antibiotic to avoid risk of infection post surgery. The antibiotic they choose would depend on the patients history and the paticular physicians orders. There is not a standard antibiotic ordered for lipoma removal if that is your question. The risk of infection is extremely low in a sterile environment and recovery is usually uneventful. Best regards!
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Antiobiotics
No antibiotics are given with a lipoma case as this is considered a clean case and giving antibiotics has been shown to be no benefit.
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Antibiotics After the Lipoma Removal
Unless the lipoma is infected or located in a marginally clean area your case would be qualified as a low risk or clean case. Antibiotics are usually given to reduce the risk of infection after surgery. In a CLEAN case, you should NOT require antibiotics after the surgery. Some surgeons would even decline giving you a single intravenous dose of antibiotics before surgery.
