All my labs are normal except MCH, MCV, and MCHC which are slightly lowered. Will the surgeon still clear me?

It is important that you discuss your lab results with your surgeon. Only he/she can answer if the results are concerning and would impact your surgery. Depending on what is meant by "slightly low" you may still be able to proceed with surgery.

Yes. Those values are part of the panel that was ordered by your surgeon but generally not part of what they worry about - unless looking for something highly specific. As always, be sure to research who performs your surgery to ensure the best likelihood of a positive result.

Low levels of MCH, MCV, and MCHC levels usually present as a lack of energy and decreased stamina. The surgeon who ordered the lab tests will review the results and determine if they are within acceptable limits for a TT or use the values to determine the cause of anemia and or further treatment.

Dear Nurse2858,
you should be healths and your lab results should be within normal limits prior to surgery. But 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, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Please review your test results with the Doctor Who ordered them.

Plastic surgeons in the United States who order blood tests before surgery typically will call the patients themselves with the test results if they are abnormal.

This sounds like someone traveling to a developing country for discount cosmetic surgery I was given a list a blood test to order before they arrived.

If that’s the case then you own your decision and you are on your own to work this out with your surgeon.

None of my patients have ever had to post online to get an interpretation of a blood test I have ordered for them. I do that personally because I get the results first and I immediately called my patients and review them.

I recommend patients stay local for elective surgical procedures. I suggest you contact your plastic surgeon and discuss the results with him or her.

If you don’t have a plastic surgeon then discuss the labs with whoever ordered them.

Best,

Mats Hagstrom MD