Is It Safe To Get a Rhinoplasty Plus Breast Lift At Once?

asked 4 months ago by Lorneemerson
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
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Tags: combination, risk, safety

I am contemplating a rhinoplasty in addition to my scheduled breast lift. My plastic surgeon said it would be safe to do both and would start with the breast lift under twilight sedation, then move on to the rhinoplasty switching to general anethesia. Is this common and low risk on a healthy adult?

8 answers to Is It Safe To Get a Rhinoplasty Plus Breast Lift At Once?

Rhinoplasty and breast surgery

If you are a healthy individual, it should not be a problem to have a rhinoplasty and a breast procedure at the same time. Good luck.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Combining rhinoplasty and breastlift

As long as you are healthy the combination surgery should be fine. You may want to understand why 2 different anesthetics are necessary - seems like general anesthesia the whole way through would be a good option.

Michele A. Shermak, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

Combination

It is perfectly appropriate to undergo both a rhinoplasty and breast lift at the same time. The only question I have is why you would have part of the procedure under local and part under general anesthesia. I would recommend general anesthesia for the entire procedure, but you should have the opportunity to speak with the anesthesiologist before your procedure to clarify the details.

Ronald J. Edelson, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Combining breast and nose procedures is safe

The combination of breast procedures and nose proecedures is fairly common for women to do. There are multiple beneficial reasons to combine procedures and if you are healthy the anesthesia time should not be an issue. Make sure you have been properly evaluated by your surgeon who is board certified in plastic surgery and you will have the best chance of a successful outcome. Best Wishes Dr. Peterson

Marcus L. Peterson, MD
Saint George Plastic Surgeon

Rhinoplasty And Breast Lift Surgery Done Together

Both a rhinoplasty and any form of cosmetic breast surgery can be safely done at the same time. Both can be performed under general anesthesia. There would be no benefit to doing sedation for one procedure and general anesthesia for the other.

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD
Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon

www.eppleyplasticsurgery.com

Rhinoplasty and Breast Lift Together

No problem getting both of these done at the same time. You could have a general for both. Not sure why the need for sedation for the lift. Good luck.

Ronald Schuster, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

Should not be a problem

In a healthy patient, you should experience no problem having a breast lift and rhinoplasty done at the same time. Since you are having the breast lift under IV sedation, you can probably have the rhinoplasty done also under local with IV sedation. I don't think you necessarily have to have general anesthesia to have rhinoplasty.