The blood work necessary really depends upon your overall medical condition. For women that are actively menstruating, the minimum would be a pregnancy test. Best to ask your surgeon.
Thank you for your question. While there is no requirement for blood work before having liposuction, I advise and require my patients to get a CBC, CMP, PT/PTT prior to the procedure. I recommend these tests to ensure that a patient is not anemic, has proper kidney and liver function and has proper clotting time/factors. Performing liposuction on a patient who might have an active infection is risky. While I perform my liposuction procedures safely with the Tumescent technique (local anesthetic), I believe all patients should have baseline blood work, 1 week prior to any surgery or liposuction. Best,Dr. Ariel Ostad MD PCCosmetic Surgeon Cosmetic Dermatologist
