Is It Safe to Donate Whole Blood Within One Month from a Breast Augmentation (Or Any Surgery Requiring Anesthesia)?

Blood loss during the surgery is minimal and by this time any drugs from the anesthesia should be cleared out of your system. However, you should discuss this with your surgeon before donating.

Ask your surgeon about this, as your surgeon may have a different opinion on this. Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of breast augmentations each year. Then look at the plastic surgeon's website before and after photo galleries to get a sense of who can deliver the results. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

This should be fine in a healthy adult if it’s still a few weeks from surgery. During a breast augmentation it’s rare to lose much more than a tablespoon of blood, but each doctor may feel differently. I would check with your PS before donating.