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Hello! Thank you for your question! There are a few medical comorbidities that contribute to a higher risk during any surgical procedure including infections, wound complications, delayed wound healing, bleeding, anesthetic risks, etc. Diabetes is one that is known to have an increased risk for infections and wound healing issues. There are a number of both systemic and local host factors that can contribute to infections. Whether or not diabetics are truly at greater risk and the magnitude of the effect of diabetes on the risk of infection remain controversial. However, there is a known increased propensity to develop infections and delayed healing. Some of the hyperglycemia-related impairments on the immune response include vascular insufficiency, sensory peripheral neuropathy, autonomic neuropathy, and skin and mucosal colonization with pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus and Candida species. That being said, well-controlled diabetes should equate a minimal increased risk for the above and surgical procedures still safe and a reasonable decision. You should ensure adequate glucose control always, but also obtain medical clearance from your primary care physician that you are at an acceptable risk for undergoing a surgical procedure. Laboratory results such as HgbA1C is a good measure of control. Discuss all of your medical comorbidities and medication with your surgeon prior and discuss these risks. This procedure should still be very safe for you and hope for an uncomplicated course with an excellent result! Hope that this helps! Best wishes!
Patience and good diabetic control can easily get breast implants. The risks of breast augmentation are quite low so the modest increase one would see in a diabetic still remains very low.
Thanks for your question. While having diabetes does not make you ineligible for surgery; it does drastically increase your risks of complications. Even if your primary or endocrinologist releases you and says you are fine for surgery; you risk of infection increases drastically. Also, your wound healing time would also increase. Whether or not you are willing to take this risk is up to you and your plastic surgeon. It needs to be weighed greatly on your part and understand the huge risk you are taking for breast implants.Good LuckDr. Lane F. Smith
If your blood sugar is well controlled and you have no end organ damage, you can likely have breast augmentation if you are otherwise healthy. Find a breast augmentation expert in your area.Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA
As long as your blood sugar levels are under control and if there are no other health contraindications then yes, you can still get breast implants as a diabetic.
Hi Mary,If your diabetes is well controlled and you are otherwise healthy your diabetes should not prevent you from having augmentation surgery. As part of your preparation for surgery your plastic surgeon will have you get a medical evaluation by your primary care doctor. If your doctor deems you to be a low risk candidate for elective surgery you should feel comfortable proceeding. I have performed numerous cosmetic augmentations as well as reconstructions following breast cancer surgery on patients with well controlled diabetes and have not had any problems. Good luck.
Diabetes that is well controlled should not be a contraindication to a breast augmentation.I would suggest you find aplastic surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and ideallya member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) that youtrust and are comfortable with. You should discuss your concerns with thatsurgeon in person. Before undergoing surgery you should have medical clearance from your primary physician and/or endocrinologist and he or she should discuss any specific management aspects of your diabetes with your plastic surgeon.Robert Singer, MD FACSLa Jolla, California
Thank you for the question.Well controlled diabetes is not a contraindication to breast augmentation and/or other elective plastic surgical procedures. Always best to check with your primary care physician or endocrinologist for “medical clearance” prior to surgery. Managing your diabetic medications around the time of surgery (to avoid hypo as well as hyperglycemia), while you will have altered oral intake, will be important.Best wishes.
Yes, as diabetic patient can opt for breast augmentation. It is important to make sure your diabetes and sugars are well controlled. Diabetes can increase the risk of delayed healing or infection. But the diabetes is well controlled, most patients do well with elective surgery. Please see a board certified PS for a formal consultation.
Just having diabetes does not prevent you from getting breast implants. Diabetics typically have slightly higher rates of infection but this depends very much on their degree of glycemic control as well as any other associated medical problems. Smoking also plays a role in altering the risk. If you are interested in breast implants then seek a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon. Your surgeon will be able to carefully review your medical history with you and give you an honest assessment of what you risk would be. Best of luck to you.
Considering the fact that you are April Ressler I would seriously consider having her breast implants placed beneath the chest muscle. My concern about large textured breast implants underneath the breasts is the risk of visible rippling and palpability. In addition considering the...
Breast Implant Size is a combination of subjective and objective criteria.There is not a direct correlation between the cc's of a breast implant and the corresponding cup size, as cup size is an inexact measurement that varies considerably among companies and even within the same company. Online...
These are typical for an armpit incision - I have performed thousands of the armpit breasts augmentations and some develop "cord" like feeling. The good news is they ALL go away - the best way to speed up recovery is warm compresses and stretching again they always go away