Is dental work okay days prior to plastic surgery?

Thanks for sharing your concerns with us.Dental work before surgery is not a good recommendation. I suggest you to postpone one of the procedures to another moment to avoid unnecesary complications.Respectfully,Dr. Emmanuel Mallol Cotes.-

If you are going to receive breast implants as a part of your mommy makeover then I would make sure all of your root canal work is complete and there is no dental infection.

Dental work is OK prior to a surgery that does not involve foreign bodies.  I would not recommend it if you are getting breast augmentation, for example.

This question is best answered by your surgeon as opinions vary. It is best if you are fully healed from your dental procedures before having your Mommy Makeover to avoid any increasing infection risk. Your surgeon will advise what is best for you.

With the dental work you are talking about I think it's safest that you are recover and free of any dental complications prior to undergoing plastic surgery. This is very important if you are considering breast implants. If you are considering breast implant surgery and decide to have that first you should probably wait at least 3 months (and may even consider taking antibiotics) at the time of you dental procedure in consultation with your plastic surgeon.

Thank you for your question. Hearing about dental work prior to or around the time of breast implant surgery tends to make us nervous as plastic surgeons. We worry about bacteria from the mouth/gums traveling in your blood stream and setting up a "home" around your new implants. This can lead to significant problems. I would really like to have at least a week separating your routine dental cleaning and implant surgery, and longer if the dental work is more elaborate. I hope this helps, and you should really check w/ your surgeon. Best wishes.

You can do dental work before a surgery if the surgeon will not be working with foreign bodies like breast implants or implants in chin or buttocks. If you will be undergoing this type of surgery it is better to wait or to have the the dental work completly healed. Best of luck