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The combination of any procedures is safe as long as it's done within a safe time frame. Assuming that these two operations are done under a general anesthetic, as most Board Certified Plastic Surgeons do, then about 5 hours total is a rough average of what it will take to complete.The sequence of these two operations you've mentioned is critical. The implant procedure should be first and the contaminated procedure (nose) should follow. Combining these operations is fully supported by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.Best Wishes,DoctorMeade
Hi there. Great question, Yes, it is safe and in fact commonly performed. Having the two procedures performed in one operation generally reduces overall recovery time and cost and therefore is favourable. The key is to identify a plastic surgeon with expertise in both procedures. Whilst most surgeons perform breast augmentation routinely, few perform rhinoplasty regularly, which is the more technically demanding and challenging procedure. Good luck!
Yes, it is generally considered safe to have multiplesurgeries performed at once, even if they are completely unrelated as in thiscase. If you undergo both procedures simultaneously, you will only need to beput under anesthesia once and will only have to recover once. This means thatyou will not have to experience downtime, refrain from physical activity, ortake off time from work or other obligations for both the rhinoplasty and thebreast augmentation.
In general it is safe to have a rhinoplasty and breast augmentation at the same time. It is the standard of care for your Plastic Surgeon to use prophalactic (preventative) antibiotics perioperatively so the chance of infection is small. There may be a theoretical advantage to first do the rhinoplasty, then re-prep, drape, change gowns and gloves and instruments for the Breast Augmentation.
Performing both Rhinoplasty and Breast Augmention is safe as a combination procedure if you do the following 5 things-1. you are a Board- Certified Plastic Surgeon and trained and have expertise to do both2. Perform them in less than 5 hours3. Done in an accredited Outpatient Surgical Facility with a MD or CRNA for anesthesia4. Use separate OR preps and separate OR instruments5. Sequence is not important but I do the breast augmentation first and then the rhinoplasty - I give another dose of intraoperative antibiotics 30 minutes before beginning the rhinoplasty as some patients can have a bacteremial with rhinoplasty especially if one is doing a signficant amount of internal/septal work as wellThe Key is to be safe and be able to deliver a good patient outcome when combining any cosmetic procedures.