Is it safe to get a mommy makeover if I am a post kidney transplant patient?

Transplant patients, just as any other patients, need to be optimized when considering elective cosmetic procedures. These procedures are by definition unnecessary and for that reason every precaution must be taken to ensure safety. With regards to your specific question, being a renal transplant patient does not necessarily rule out your candidacy for surgery. However, you should be in good health with good renal function. Labs will need to be reviewed. I would suggest renal/nephrology clearance for surgery. I would also encourage as conservative a surgical plan as possible so as to minimize risk (less procedures, less operating time, less physiologic stress).As always, discuss your concerns with a board certified plastic surgeon (ABPS).

If you are otherwise healthy and your nephrologist and transplant surgeon clear you, you would be a candidate for the MM.  For your safety, select a board certified plastic surgeon who operates in a certified surgery center. Kenneth Hughes, MD, Board Certified Plastic SurgeonLos Angeles, CA

If you are overall healthy and your doctor clears you for surgery, you may consider a mommy makeover.  You will be at an elevated risk and appropriate precautions will need to be taken.  I would begin by speaking with your doctor about your desire for plastic surgery.

That is an interesting question.  Being on immune suppression medications does not 100% prevent you from having either a TT or breast augmentation.  The amount and type of medications and your overall health would be a bigger picture to consider.  It stands to reason that you may be at an elevated  risk of complications given your physiology.  Whether this risk is small or large or worth taking will be up to your doctors to determine and for you to decide in the end.  If the decision is hard to make either by you or your doctors, I might encourage you to consider getting the breast augmentation first since it is a smaller surgery and with potentially more manageable complications as opposed to a TT and breast augmentation at the same time.Good luck on your mommy makeover journey.Dr. Remus Repta

Thank you for the question.
 Having had a kidney transplant in the past is not an  absolute contraindication to mommy makeover surgery. However you should carefully weigh the pros and cons of the procedure (as well as the potential risks and complications that MAY be increased in your situation) and consult with your medical doctors prior to proceeding with the surgery.  I would have specific concerns about the use of immunosuppressants...
Ultimately, I think it will likely be your decision whether the increased  risk  associated with your medical history and your current medications is worth the potential benefits of the  procedures under consideration. 
I hope this helps.

Cosmetic surgery can and has been performed in transplant patients.  The extent and scope of the surgery would have to be evaluated as safety is the overarching consideration.  All of your physicians should have input into the decision making process and the aftercare.
Best of luck.

Thank you for the question and if cleared by your internist you should be able to go ahead with a Mommy MakeoverDr Corbin

Hello and thank you for your excellent question. There are a number of factors to consider about your question. Is your kidney function normal? What kind of medications are you taking? For instance, if your kidney function is impaired, your ability to excrete the tumescent fluid used for liposuction will be impaired. If you are on chronic steroids, then you surgical incisions could be significantly compromised.  I do not imply that you are NOT a candidate for surgery; rather, the complexity of your medical condition precludes the ability to give you a reasonable plan without an in-person evaluation. It is essential that you have an in-person consultation to develop a treatment plan that specifically addresses your personal surgical goals, and your body’s anatomy. Preoperative visualization and surgical simulation with the Crisalix system may help refine this plan. I recommend that you find a board-certified, or board-eligible plastic surgeon with whom you are comfortable. Be sure to have all of your questions answered during a face-to-face meeting with your surgeon, and review before and after pictures of similar patients whom have had this procedure. If you have any questions, call our office for assistance. Good luck!
Best,

Jon Ver Halen, MD FACS

Harvard educated plastic surgeon

Texas “Top Doc”