Heparin or ASA use before round 2 breast aug & 360 lipo as blood clot prophylactic?

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I will be going for round 2 breast Aug/360 lipo procedures my lab work recently show my LDL and total cholesterol is very high. Would you recommend heparin or ASA as blood clot prophylactic before procedure since blood clots are 1 of the highest complications of surgery?

Daniel Barrett, MD · Answer

Dear Cute695532,
every plastic surgeon has his own preoperative protocol which he recommends to his patients. I would suggest you to discuss this with your plastic surgeon.
Daniel Barrett, MDCertified, American Board of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Connie Hiers, MD, FACS · Answer

No, because bleeding from heparin or ASA is a higher risk than blood clots. I would suggest keeping your surgery below 4 hours. If it is over, break it into two surgeries.

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