Can I Have a Breast Augmentation While I Have a UTI?

You may have to reschedule your surgery, but ask your surgeon first. UTI can increase the risk of infection in another part of your body.

Reschedule your surgery.  It's always a bad idea to perform elective surgery when there is infection elsewhere in the body.  Get your UTI cleared up first.

You should not take the risk. Remember that this is an elective surgery and you should decrease any potential complications. Having a focus of infection elsewhere in the body as we put your implants is not a good idea.

No.  Conditions should be perfect to get implants.In breast augmentation I have chosen to spend time reviewing
photographs with patients to fully understand their expectation of size and
shape. Many times this simply raises
more questions. I will make measurements
and use the implant guides to allow the patient to understand exactly the sizes
that are reasonable for their body type and measurements.



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and member of the Aesthetic Society using the Smart Beauty Guide. These Plastic Surgeons can guide you on all
aspects of facial surgery, breast augmentation and body procedures including
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You should call your surgeon and ask him. Most of us would prefer not to place implants if there is a chance the patient has a UTI

You should contact your plastic surgeon and let the office know about this.  I would reschedule your operation for another time.  This is an elective procedure and when this type of operation is performed when there is an infection somewhere in the body there is a higher chance of an infection developing at the site of surgery.  An infection around the implant ususally means the implant has to come out.

Thank you for your question.

You should try to eliminate any chance of bacteria in your bloodstream before having implant surgery in case the bacteria gets on the implant, and you have to remove the implant to get rid of the infection.  

If you have a UTI, you can take anitbiotices and if it clears up you can go ahead with surgery. Otherwise you should wait.

If you have a UTI you should wait to place implants.  My suspicion is your diagnosis of a UTI.  Why are you getting such frequent or recurring UTI's?  Is the right antibiotic being used?  Did you have a urine culture done?  What does your current urinalysis show?

Discuss this with your primary care physician and find out what is going on.

Best Wishes

Dr. Peterson

Although it does not happen very often, any infection in the body has the possibility of spreading through the blood stream to the soft tissues around the implant..  This is true of breast implants, orthopedic devices, heart valves and any medical device that is used in the body.  An infection surrounding an implant is extremely difficult to clear unless the implant is taken out.  You should not risk proceding with breast implant surgery while you are fighting a bacterial infection.