I am considering getting a breast augmentation and my PS recommended me to get off the pill a few weeks before but I have alot of negative side effects coming off the pill and was hoping I could just continue using it. My nurse Advised me it would be fine as long as I got clearance from my Dr and understood the risks involved but I wanted to see what advice others had.How likely those risks are. Have you seen issues in your own patients who stayed on?
Answer: Breast Augmentation / Birth Control Oral contraceptives are statistically the most frequent cause of blood clots in young women. The risk of a blood clot increases within 4 months of initiation and then decreases to previous levels within 3 months of stopping treatment. Surgery itself is a risk factor for a blood clot and can add to the risk associated with oral contraceptive use. In general, the decision to stop or continue birth control is dependent on your surgeon and your own risks for blood clots. In patients at higher risk for a blood clot undergoing a higher-risk surgery...discontinuation is certainly a reasonable thing. OCs should be stopped four weeks prior to surgery.
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Answer: Breast Augmentation / Birth Control Oral contraceptives are statistically the most frequent cause of blood clots in young women. The risk of a blood clot increases within 4 months of initiation and then decreases to previous levels within 3 months of stopping treatment. Surgery itself is a risk factor for a blood clot and can add to the risk associated with oral contraceptive use. In general, the decision to stop or continue birth control is dependent on your surgeon and your own risks for blood clots. In patients at higher risk for a blood clot undergoing a higher-risk surgery...discontinuation is certainly a reasonable thing. OCs should be stopped four weeks prior to surgery.
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May 31, 2023
Answer: Birth control Your safety is the number one priority during surgery. Remaining on birth control could put you at higher risk of developing blood clots. I encourage you to discuss your concerns with your surgeon about coming off of birth control as the surgery you are considering is relatively short and low risk. However if your surgeon insists that you should stop, then you must decide if the breast augmentation or remaining on birth control is your priority.
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May 31, 2023
Answer: Birth control Your safety is the number one priority during surgery. Remaining on birth control could put you at higher risk of developing blood clots. I encourage you to discuss your concerns with your surgeon about coming off of birth control as the surgery you are considering is relatively short and low risk. However if your surgeon insists that you should stop, then you must decide if the breast augmentation or remaining on birth control is your priority.
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May 31, 2023
Answer: Birth control and breast augmentation Dear vlu333,
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May 31, 2023
Answer: Birth control and breast augmentation Dear vlu333,
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May 27, 2023
Answer: Birth control pills and breast augmentation surgery There are increased risks of tromboembolisam (blood cloths of legs and lungs) in patient undergoing major surgery while on birth control. However, short surgery like breast augmentation, healthy patient with no associated risks (obesity, history of blood cloths, multiple miscarriages), with proper intraoperative protection, should not present then low risk for DVT/PE. Discuss this issue with your surgeon again, please. Good luck.
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May 27, 2023
Answer: Birth control pills and breast augmentation surgery There are increased risks of tromboembolisam (blood cloths of legs and lungs) in patient undergoing major surgery while on birth control. However, short surgery like breast augmentation, healthy patient with no associated risks (obesity, history of blood cloths, multiple miscarriages), with proper intraoperative protection, should not present then low risk for DVT/PE. Discuss this issue with your surgeon again, please. Good luck.
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May 27, 2023
Answer: Birth control and breast augmentation Birth control is one of many factors that can affect risk of blood clots after surgery. The official risk scale (the 2005 Caprini Risk Model) gives it 1 point. A major surgery (like breast augmentation) is worth 2 points. If you have no other risk factors, the recommendation is to wear compression stockings and sequential calf compression massagers during surgery and to walk around at least 500 steps a day. There should be no need to stop the birth control based on standard recommendations.
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May 27, 2023
Answer: Birth control and breast augmentation Birth control is one of many factors that can affect risk of blood clots after surgery. The official risk scale (the 2005 Caprini Risk Model) gives it 1 point. A major surgery (like breast augmentation) is worth 2 points. If you have no other risk factors, the recommendation is to wear compression stockings and sequential calf compression massagers during surgery and to walk around at least 500 steps a day. There should be no need to stop the birth control based on standard recommendations.
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