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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
Thank you for your question. To provide a valid medical opinion I will need to see pictures of you body from different angles and without clothes. I would suggest to be treated by board certified plastic surgeon with experience in this procedure, to get the best desired results...
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...
My patient coordinator suggests a "mattress" called a holo lilo. It's a swimming pool raft, not a mattress with a hole cut out in the middle for pregnant ladies to lay on their stomachs. As you described, you will lay on your back with your head elevated and your buttocks in the hole of the raft...
Most likely that the plastic surgeon will ask for a medical clearance. I recommend you to schedule an email or Skype consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon.
There is no precise study for this question yet, however, we have indications that as soon as after 48 hours post surgery, there is an established network between the transferred cells and the body. This does not necessarily mean blood supply, but it includes other methods of connection between...
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