I Have a Protein S Deficiency and Would Like Breast Augmentation. Can I Still Have the Procedure?

Yes, you can have elective surgery with Protein S deficiency with careful planning.  I recommend you see a surgeon who is comfortable with this and has done surgery on patients with Protein S deficiency before.

It is a good idea to get instructions for a specific anticoagulation regimen --before, during, and after surgery--from a hematologist who can make arrangements for this if your surgeon doesn't feel comfortable doing so.  Follow the directions to the letter.

It is not possible to reduce your chances of forming a clot to zero but following the appropriate regimen will greatly reduce the risk.

Proceed carefully and follow your doctors instructions.  Best of Luck.

There are many different types of clotting disorders and you need to have your situation looked into further if you are considering having any surgery.  Many questions need to be addressed.  How do you know you have a clotting problems?  Have you had problems with surgery before? Do you take aspirin or other blood thinners.?  Your individual situation needs to be further elucidated to make sure you can undergo the surgery safely or what precautions may need to be taken.  Good luck

A protein S deficiency makes it more likely for a patient to have a clotting problem during or after surgery such as a DVT or a PE.  This is a serious issue.  Before going forward with any elective surgery this issue should be discussed at length with a hematologist (a doctor who specializes in blood clotting issues).  A hematologist should be able to provide a patient with this disorder with a plan to decrease the likelihood of an unwanted clot.  Above all else, remember there is nothing more important in cosmetic plastic surgery than patient safety.