I'm not concerned about the day of as I can hold off on breastfeeding for one day but, any medications that might be prescribed after. Is this possible to do now?
Answer: Eyelid surgery is cosmetic and not medically necessary in nature. I personally think that it is unethical to offer you cosmetic eyelid surgery while you are breastfeeding. If you had appendicitis, sure, you have to have surgery. Even if that means immediately discontinuing breast feeding, it would be an appropriate choice. This is the only time when you can have this intimate contact with your baby. Is it worth risking this intimacy to have eyelid surgery when the adult thing would be to wait. I say shame on my colleagues who would attempt to lurer you into having an unnecessary surgery during this time.
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Answer: Eyelid surgery is cosmetic and not medically necessary in nature. I personally think that it is unethical to offer you cosmetic eyelid surgery while you are breastfeeding. If you had appendicitis, sure, you have to have surgery. Even if that means immediately discontinuing breast feeding, it would be an appropriate choice. This is the only time when you can have this intimate contact with your baby. Is it worth risking this intimacy to have eyelid surgery when the adult thing would be to wait. I say shame on my colleagues who would attempt to lurer you into having an unnecessary surgery during this time.
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Answer: Surgery while breast feeding The text book answer is that no one should have elective surgery or use Botox or fillers during pregnancy or breast feeding. This is because there are small potential risks, and no one is going to do studies to look at safety since no one really "needs" these procedures. That said, I'm sure you can find a surgeon who is willing to do your surgery, and likely there would be no complications and no effect on your pump supply. However, most surgeons would not want to take the risk that there could be any negative effects for you or your baby. Most of the surgeons who have strong opinions about avoiding surgery have never been pregnant and have never breast fed. There is a lot more trauma to the body from childbirth than from an upper eyelid surgery, so please consider doing what is best for you. Please just realize that there is a very small chance you could have a tougher recovery than expected. You have to be open to your baby being cared for by someone else and bottle fed if you have a complication. Best wishes.
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Answer: Surgery while breast feeding The text book answer is that no one should have elective surgery or use Botox or fillers during pregnancy or breast feeding. This is because there are small potential risks, and no one is going to do studies to look at safety since no one really "needs" these procedures. That said, I'm sure you can find a surgeon who is willing to do your surgery, and likely there would be no complications and no effect on your pump supply. However, most surgeons would not want to take the risk that there could be any negative effects for you or your baby. Most of the surgeons who have strong opinions about avoiding surgery have never been pregnant and have never breast fed. There is a lot more trauma to the body from childbirth than from an upper eyelid surgery, so please consider doing what is best for you. Please just realize that there is a very small chance you could have a tougher recovery than expected. You have to be open to your baby being cared for by someone else and bottle fed if you have a complication. Best wishes.
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October 15, 2017
Answer: Blepharoplasty while breastfeeding Thank you for sharing your question. Although you should have no problems with the surgery if performed under local anesthesia, you might not feel up to breast feeding for a couple of days. I personally would put off surgery until you have finished breast feeding. Good luck,
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October 15, 2017
Answer: Blepharoplasty while breastfeeding Thank you for sharing your question. Although you should have no problems with the surgery if performed under local anesthesia, you might not feel up to breast feeding for a couple of days. I personally would put off surgery until you have finished breast feeding. Good luck,
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October 14, 2017
Answer: Upper eyelid lift Most of the time, this is done in the office with local anesthesia and most of our patients never end up needing prescription medication afterwards, but unless there's a really good reason, you might want to wait to be less involved in the care of the baby so that in case there's a problem or a complication from the surgery, the baby's needs will not be affected.
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October 14, 2017
Answer: Upper eyelid lift Most of the time, this is done in the office with local anesthesia and most of our patients never end up needing prescription medication afterwards, but unless there's a really good reason, you might want to wait to be less involved in the care of the baby so that in case there's a problem or a complication from the surgery, the baby's needs will not be affected.
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October 13, 2017
Answer: Upper eyelid surgery while breastfeeding You can have an upper blepharoplasty under local anesthesia while you are breastfeeding. I see no issues with this procedure. The day of the surgery you should have enough breast milk pumped so that you will not need to breast feed until later that day or the next day. I know of no contraindications to the procedure. We do not put our patients on any pain medications after the procedure and our restrictions are to not lift greater than 20 pounds. I am sure you can find a surgeon in your area. I have had patients have nose procedures in the past while breastfeeding while they are off from work on medical leave so I think it is a reasonable procedure for you to do.
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October 13, 2017
Answer: Upper eyelid surgery while breastfeeding You can have an upper blepharoplasty under local anesthesia while you are breastfeeding. I see no issues with this procedure. The day of the surgery you should have enough breast milk pumped so that you will not need to breast feed until later that day or the next day. I know of no contraindications to the procedure. We do not put our patients on any pain medications after the procedure and our restrictions are to not lift greater than 20 pounds. I am sure you can find a surgeon in your area. I have had patients have nose procedures in the past while breastfeeding while they are off from work on medical leave so I think it is a reasonable procedure for you to do.
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