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Thank you for your question. You should ask your surgeon but I recommend that my patients do not submerge their incisions under water for 6 weeks after surgery and that is if everything heals perfectly. Hope this helps!Dallas Buchanan, MDVIVIFY plastic surgeryTampa, FL
No pools or the like should be entered until wound healing is complete, which will take at least 6 weeks. The last thing you want is an infection following this procedures.
Dear aprillf,every plastic surgeon has his own postoperative 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
Hello dear!!Thanks for the question and provided information as well. I recommend my patients to wait at least 6 weeks before resuming any water related sports, to avoid risk of infection.If you have any concerns, I suggest you follow up close with your plastic surgeon.Hope this is helpful. Good luck :)
Each plastic surgeon will have their own postoperative protocols.For that reason it really doesn’t matter what my protocol is. What matters is what your surgeon recommends so you should ask the surgeon who’s going to do your procedure. I have patients wear compression garments for only two weeks so in my practice it would be a non-issue. Best,Mats Hagstrom,MD
Hello dear! Thanks for the question and provided information as well. There is no age limit for plastic surgery, it all depends on your current health condition and your lab tests. In general, you need to be physically healthy and at a stable weight, have realistic expectations, be a n...
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons have suggested various measures to improve the safety of the procedure:1) No injection into the muscle.2) Fat should only be grafted into the superficial planes with the subcutaneous space considered safest.3) Use a large, blunt, single hole injection...
Dear sarahek772, 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. In case of infection prevention, it is more important to pay attention to sterility in the OR. If you are considering a...
The more research you do, the more you will realize that the results are very surgeon dependent. Some surgeons will liposuction much more and transfer much more. Without knowing your BMI, I am unable to recommend how much weight you should lose prior to the lipo/BBL. I have found that all but...
Hello dear!! Thanks for the question and provided information as well. It is safe to combine these procedures, if your health and lab test results allow it. I suggest booking a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon, to discuss the best options for your goals. Good luck :)
Antibiotics are usually recommended because untreated UTIs can potentially cause serious problems if they're allowed to spread. UTIs are normally treated with a short course of antibiotics. Even minor infections can severely increase the risks of complications during and after surgery. Because...