Can you have multiple surgeries if you have asthma?

Astma is not a contraindication of surgery. You should have medical clearance from your pulmonologist, internist, or family doctor. There are many degrees of asthma.In general, the less operative time, the less anesthesia time, and the less post operative recovery. Anesthesia can be general anesthesia with a endotracheal tube or IV sedation. Your surgeon and Board Certified Anesthesiologist should confer as to the best anesthesia for you. An anesthesiologist can perform a TAP Block which will decrease post operative pain.In my practice, I do my surgery as outpatient surgery in an accredited medicare approved surgicenter and try to keep the combination of procedures to be less than a 4 hour procedure.One caveat: I performed a rhinoplasty on a 22 year old male with asthma. The procedure went very well without complication. Two years later, this young man died from an asthmatic attack, which was unrelated to the surgery. Point being, things happen. Be prepared. Dot your i and your t and be in the best shape possible for surgery.Consult with a Board Certified Plastic SurgeonBest wishes

Asthma is not a contraindication to any form or combinations of plastic surgery as long as it is well controlled before the procedure. General anesthesia and an oral endotracheal tube can be a stimulus for reactive airway disease and you may need some breathing treatments afterwards. Your asthma history and current medications for it should be reviewed and discussed with an anesthesiologist long before your procedure date.