Can I still have a breast augmentation if my AST and ALT levels are elevated for an unknown reason?

Each situation will be different and its impossible for anyone to advise you without knowing your full medical history. It's best to speak with your surgeon, anesthesiologist or family physician. Hope that helps! 

 some patients live with slightly elevated enzymes.  Without knowing exactly what a full background history and medications are your case, no one on the site will be able to answer your question.  Most prudent plastic surgeons will require you to have a gastroenterologist consult with you and review your history and labs to ensure that there is no danger to surgery before proceeding.

Elevated liver functions can be caused by many reasons. I would recommend to have this checked prior to surgery. Many of the medications given at surgery need the liver to help metabolize them. It is important to find out the cause.

These abnormalities are common and can have a wide range of minor causes, as well as a few major ones.  Discuss with your surgeon and family doctor and also the anesthesiologist.  If your labs are a little elevated, but you are asymptomatic and not ill, you can probably proceed safely.  Further evaluation or at least followup may be necessary, however, so check with your doctor.

Thank you for your question. This is a question you will have to ask your surgeon. I would assume that if your lab work was elevated and there was a cancellation the clinic would have notified you. All the best, 

If your liver function tests are elevated significantly, then this has to be investigated before surgery. Best of luck.

There are many reasons for an elevation of labs. Unfortunately, without a full review of your history (medications, past medical history, social history, etc) and labs, it would be difficult to say. Please discuss this with your plastic surgeon directly before surgery.

Hi NRC, thank you for this important question, There are several reasons your labs for liver function are showing a problem. The liver is super important, it helps to metabolize several of the drugs that are used with your anesthetic, Your liver is involved in proper blood clotting and platelet function. It is important to get to the bottom of why before your surgery. The most common reason for asymptomatic liver damage is probably hepatitis C. If you are positive you need to have this treated with one of the new oral medications for three months. Remember that you are now infectious and you may transmit the virus to your partner. So please have this checked before surgery!!!!!