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Even minor infections can severely increase the risks of complications during and after surgery. Because of this, most surgeons will wait to perform surgery until after an infection resolves. Your OBGYN will be able to tell you when your infections have resolved. You will need to ask the plastic surgeon who will be performing your procedures.
Dear Robin035,every plastic surgeon has his own preoperative protocol which he recommends to his patients. I would suggest you to discuss this with your plastic surgeon.Daniel Barrett, MDCertified, American Board of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Please start taking your antibiotics as prescribed and inform your plastic surgeon.Best, Mats Hagstrom MD
Hello dear! Thanks for the question and provided information as well. To be a candidate for plastic surgery, in general, you need to be physically healthy and at a stable weight, have realistic expectations, be a non-smoker and your BMI needs to be 33 or less. l recommend you to make an...
The key is the optimization of all the medical issues before surgery. Doctors use risk-stratification tools (your age, your cholesterol level, and your blood pressure) and calculate what your risk is of having a heart attack or stroke during surgery. They will then tell you if modifications to...
Lymphatic massage may be of benefit, but the massage should be carefully orchestrated. The incision should have healed, and healing must have been uneventful. The type of massage and what is needed is largely dependent upon your anatomy and point of recovery. Your plastic surgeon will have...