Is it necessary to wait for seven days after antibiotics to have general anesthesia?

Thank you for your question.  I think the question that anesthesia may be concerned about is why were you on antibiotics?  If you had an infection, say a pneumonia, that you were being treated for, they likely just want to make sure that it is clear before putting you to sleep.  There is no specific contraindication of antibiotics before anesthesia.  Hope this helps

I can't think of any situation that having antibiotics would have a negative effect on general anesthesia. If the antibiotics are treating a specific infection, it  is very important for that infection to be fully treated.

Thank you for your question, the right thing to do would be to ask the anesthesiologist and surgeon directly. But what important is why are you thaking them? please be sure you treat any infection you have before the surgery.
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You would need to have your plastic surgeon give the exact medication name to the anesthesiologist to verify the safety of general anesthesia.

The answer to your question depends on the type of infection, type of procedure being performed, and your overall health.  It is important to let your surgeon know about any change in your health including recent infection so they can assess your fitness for surgery.

I agree with my colleagues. It depends why you were on antibiotics. It also depends what you are having.  If there was a common upper respiratory tract infection treated with for example a "Z-pak", those typically resolve and sometimes new labs or x-rays may be needed but typically surgery can be done within 1-2 weeks.  If you are having a breast implant for example then sometimes we have to be more conservative.  If someone has a full blown pneumonia then it could even be a 3 month delay.  There is an increased chance of bacteria getting onto the implant and causing capsular contraction or even infected implant with recent pneumonia (even walking pneumonia).  I would check with your plastic surgery and also your doctor that prescribed your antibiotics if they are different doctors.  Good luck!

There is no contraindication to taking antibiotics before general anesthesia.  Antibiotics are routinely administered at the beginning of each surgery and do not interfere with anesthesia.Your surgeon and anesthesia provider should be aware/notified of any existing infection which is being treated prior to your elective cosmetic surgery.Best of luck,

There is no problem with having antibiotics and general anesthesia and in fact, many times antibiotics are administered within the hour before general anesthesia to help prevent infection, especially if implants are being used.  Often times a mommy makeover involves the use of breast implants and if this is the case and you have recently been treated for an infection (obviously if you are asking about antibiotics), make sure your plastic surgeon is aware of this.  It may be best to postpone your surgery to make sure that all the infection has cleared so be extra cautious that no infection results from your surgery due to a pre-existing infection.  Best of luck with your surgery!

I know of no specific interactions between antibiotics and general anesthesia. Maybe you could expand by mentioning where you heard of this association. There might perhaps be some cross reaction between certain antibiotic agents and some anesthetic agents, but I do not know of any specific ones. In fact, many patients now receive antibiotics routinely prior to general anestheisa for surgery, so I would not be concerned about this. Alwyas best to discuss your concenrs with your surgeon (and in this case, your anesthesiologist) prior to surgery. 

I'm not certain where you got the idea for this question but there's no problem taking antibiotics before a general anesthetic. For elective cosmetic surgery if there is an active infection your plastic surgeon may want you to have this resolved before completing operation.