Liposuction and kidney cancer

 You really need to check with your oncologist and nephrologist about having any surgery,  If there is any possibility that you will need surgery for your cancer, then you should hold off on any cosmetic procedures.  Also, some of the chemotherapy medications inhibit wound healing and suppress... more

Without seeing a picture, it would be difficult to determine which procedure(s) you would benefit from the most.  Chemotherapy causes your immune system to be depressed and therefore inhibits wound healing and increases the risk of developing an infection. My advice would be to talk to your oncologist to... more

It really depends on the type of chemotherapy you are undergoing when considering elective surgery. Certain drugs don't interfere with the immune system and are relatively safe to have surgery.  Other chemotheraspy drugs depress the immune system to the point that it would be unsafe to have any elective... more

This is probably not a good idea at this point.  Chemotherapy decreases the bodies self defense system and makes you more prone to infections and poor healing.  So elective surgery should be held off until you are cleared from the cancer and done with chemotherapy.  I would guess your medical... more

While on chemotherapy, you immune system will be suppressed as well as your ability to heal. Therefore, it would not be wise to proceed with liposuction or any elective procedure while receiving chemotherapy.

You are in a very compromised phsically.  You will be susceptible for every possible complication and it is not in your best interest at present.  I would highly recommend that you recover from your chemo and your cancer first.  You must weigh your desires with what is safe.

You should not have any cosmetic surgery while undergoing chemotherapy. Chemotherapy can cause wound healing problems and many other complications.  You should focus on getting better. Once you go into remission then this can be discussed with your oncologist first.

Both chemotherapy and surgery interact with each other. Chemotherapy will cause delayed healing of wounds, increased risk of infection, etc. Surgery increases the levels of inflammatory markers and could counter act the therapeutic effect of the chemotherapy. It seems better to wait until the cancer is in... more

As others have noted, chemotherapy affects your immune system so you are much more suseptible to infections, etc. Also, chemotherapy is filtered throught the liver as well as the anesthetic for the liposuction. Your liver would be overloaded and wouldn't handle the breakdown of these meds. Wait until you are... more

Chemotherapy is targeted at killing cancer cells.  The agents are designed to be as selective as possible, but as a general class, they attack rapidly dividing cells.  (Cancer cells tend to be rapidly dividing or multiplying.)  As a side effect, chemo agents hurt normal body cells that are also... more