How Soon After Tooth Extraction Can I Get TT

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Bit of a random question... and, of course I will be calling my PS to ask him as well. However, I am looking to move my surgery date up from May 16 to April 4... due to unforseen scheduling conflicts.... Problem is I have a tooth abcess extraction on 3/22. That would be exactly 14 days prior to the date I would like to have my TT. Is that too soon? I will be on antibiotics for about 10 days after extraction. Will this pose a risk to my procedure?? Thank you for taking the time to answer my quest

Ryan Neinstein, MD, FRCSC · Answer

I would want to make sure you had absolutely zero clinical or physical signs of infection and I would probably continue your antibiotic course right through surgery if it was that close

David A. Bottger, MD · Answer

As long as you have finished your antibiotic course and there is no evidence of an ongoing problem it should be ok to proceed with tummy tuck procedure at the earlier date.

Ronald Levine, MD · Answer

If you don't have an infection prior to your surgery, then it should be okay. If you do have an infection, for your safety your surgery should be rescheduled.

Robert Brueck, MD · Answer

This should not be problem as long as there is no ongoing infection.Obviously I would not have an elective procedure done if there is an unresolved infection.

Michael A. Jazayeri, MD · Answer

If you have an ongoing infection after the two weeks from your extraction, the surgery should be postponed.

Carmen Kavali, MD · Answer

I think as long as you have no clinical signs of infection, have completed your full course of antibiotics, and have no remaining dental infection issues, you should be fine to have your tummy tuck 2 weeks after your dental surgery. Be sure to discuss this with your surgeon, though.

David Bogue, MD · Answer

You should be okay to go ahead with surgery after you complete the course of antibiotics from the tooth extraction. This assumes of course that the abscess resolves in that time.

Luis Zapiach, MD · Answer

As long as all of your symptoms are resolved with the antibiotics and there is no evidence of infection (which should be the case), then there should be no problem to perform a tummy tuck. Again, you should always talk to your surgeon prior to the procedure.

Beverly Friedlander, MD · Answer

Generally speaking, dental surgery 2 weeks prior to an elective procedure poses little additional risk for a tummy tuck as long as you are healing and have no intra oral symptoms. Please discuss this with plastic surgeon.

Todd B. Koch, MD · Answer

Personally, I do not see any problem moving up your surgery date but I would discuss it with your surgeon.

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