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It's never a good idea to have elective surgery with an active infection as this can increase your complication rate.
If there is truly an infection, then you should receive treatment; and you may have to delay your surgery. However, finding out you have the UTI before surgery is much better than not knowing and subjecting yourself to a higher rate of infection for the BBL.Kenneth Hughes, MD, Board Certified Plastic SurgeonLos Angeles, CA
Hello dear!!Thanks for the question. Certainly, if you have an UTI the best thing is to postpone the surgery, but it will depend on the treatment you get and how soon is your surgery is.Get in touch with your plastic surgeon as soon as possible to start the treatment and know his/her recommendations.Good luck :)
Yes, but UTIs are easily treated with oral antibiotics and resolve quickly. Depending on when your surgery is scheduled for, you could likely treat the infection and be rid of it before day of surgery.
Thank you for your questions. I would put off one or the other so that they do not interfere with one another. I would recommend separating the procedures by at least 6 weeks, but you should discuss this with your surgeon to get his or her preference. Better safe than sorry.Good luck!
It's normal to have fluid drainage after a bbl or liposuction surgery. If your not experiencing it you may need to have some of the fluid aspirated in office. There are times when the fluid is mostly removed during the liposuction as well and patients have little to no leakage. Followup with...
Many of the patients who undergo BBL and lipo have children after the procedures. I typically recommend that a patient wait at least six months to become pregnant after a BBL. The procedure forever alters the distribution of fat in a favorable way. The effects of liposuction on the skin are v...
During the first six weeks after a BBL, sitting is to minimized. If they have to sit, it is critical that every 30 minutes or an hour that patients get up and stand for a few seconds to take the pressure off. This reduces the chance for fat necrosis. After 6 weeks the fat has rev...
I have patients take antibiotics (usually Keflex unless they have an allergy) for 24 hours after BBL (and almost all surgeries). There is no good evidence that antibiotics have any benefit beyond 24 hours after this type of surgery.
Only the plastic surgeon who performs your BBL can answer that question as he/she will know of any complications in wound healing. The first 3 to 4 days tend to be the worst for most BBL patients. Many of my patients feel well enough to return to work at 1 week, but some patients may need 2 ...
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