Is it okay to get a bikini wax a few days prior to tummy tuck?

Thank you for your question.  This topic is surgeon-dependent, but in general, I would not be against waxing the bikini line area if it is about a week before surgery.  Ask your surgeon for his/her preference.  The concern is that, if performed too close to the surgery date, skin irritation from the waxing may introduce bacteria to the incision line and increase the risk of infection and subsequently wound healing problems.  Good luck with your surgery.Mark K Markarian, MD, MSPHHarvard-trained Aesthetic Plastic Surgeon

Thank you for your question.  I would prefer that do not have a bikini lacks a few days before abdominoplasty surgery.  The bikini wax campus folliculitis or irritation of the hair follicles which could contribute to an infection of the abdominoplasty incision.  I would prefer that we wait at least  a week to 10 days after a bikini wax prior to abdominoplasty.

I do not advise shaving nor waxing right before a TT. I believe there is an increased risk of an infection.