I have my BA surgery next week and I'll have to get an interproximal reduction on two teeth this Friday for my orthodontics. My surgeon told me to avoid any dental work as it could introduce bacteria on my system. However my dentist claims it is perfectly OK to do it and not doing it now would delay my treatment for weeks. I don't know what to do but the fact that my gums always end up cut and bleeding whenever I go to the dentist makes me worry about bacteria. What should I do?
Answer: Dental Work and Breast Augmentation Hello,Of course you can get your dental work, as long as it doesn't cause any long term wound or chance of infection that may carry over to the time of your surgery. By the time you have your breast surgery, if your teeth and gums are back to normal, you will not have any bacterial introduction into your bloodstream, and no increased risk of capsular contracture. If your surgeon is concerned about risk reduction of capsular contracture, then be sure he is also: 1. Basing his implant selection on your tissue measurements. 2. Using an inframammary incision. 3. Using a Keller funnel to deliver the implant. Best of luck!
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Answer: Dental Work and Breast Augmentation Hello,Of course you can get your dental work, as long as it doesn't cause any long term wound or chance of infection that may carry over to the time of your surgery. By the time you have your breast surgery, if your teeth and gums are back to normal, you will not have any bacterial introduction into your bloodstream, and no increased risk of capsular contracture. If your surgeon is concerned about risk reduction of capsular contracture, then be sure he is also: 1. Basing his implant selection on your tissue measurements. 2. Using an inframammary incision. 3. Using a Keller funnel to deliver the implant. Best of luck!
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Answer: Dental Work before Surgery Your question pertains to avoiding infection. Dental work may involve strep bacteria in
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Answer: Dental Work before Surgery Your question pertains to avoiding infection. Dental work may involve strep bacteria in
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October 18, 2016
Answer: Dental work before breast augmentation surgery For my patients, I think it is reasonable for them to complete their dental work before surgery. Ideally it would be done at around a week before surgery. Most patients get antibiotics on the day of their surgery for breast augmentation in order to help prevent infection. However sometimes patients have had recent breast augmentation and have unanticipated, but necessary dental work. In these patients, they are probably still healing and have a small seroma around their implants. In these patients I would probably offer oral antibiotics prior to their dental procedure. I think there might be many personal opinions on this topic and that it has not been well studied.
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October 18, 2016
Answer: Dental work before breast augmentation surgery For my patients, I think it is reasonable for them to complete their dental work before surgery. Ideally it would be done at around a week before surgery. Most patients get antibiotics on the day of their surgery for breast augmentation in order to help prevent infection. However sometimes patients have had recent breast augmentation and have unanticipated, but necessary dental work. In these patients, they are probably still healing and have a small seroma around their implants. In these patients I would probably offer oral antibiotics prior to their dental procedure. I think there might be many personal opinions on this topic and that it has not been well studied.
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October 18, 2016
Answer: Dental work before breast augmentation There are 2 schools of thought on this. I believe if the interproximal reduction has been done and healed( including any bleeding or cuts in the gums) by 48 hours before the procedure you have nothing to worry about. There have been reports of capsular contractures developing after teeth cleaning which is thought to be from the transient bacteremia ( bacteria in the bloodstream) although this was never proven as there are many other factors involved. So it is a concern, but if you have healed I think it is safe to proceed, however if you could move one of the procedure to be safe I would recommend it. At least an additional week so there is no worry.
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October 18, 2016
Answer: Dental work before breast augmentation There are 2 schools of thought on this. I believe if the interproximal reduction has been done and healed( including any bleeding or cuts in the gums) by 48 hours before the procedure you have nothing to worry about. There have been reports of capsular contractures developing after teeth cleaning which is thought to be from the transient bacteremia ( bacteria in the bloodstream) although this was never proven as there are many other factors involved. So it is a concern, but if you have healed I think it is safe to proceed, however if you could move one of the procedure to be safe I would recommend it. At least an additional week so there is no worry.
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October 18, 2016
Answer: Breast Augmentation and Dental Work There is some truth to this and I always request that my patients take a single dose of antibiotics before any dental work, after they have had their augmentation.At this point, it would be wise to discuss this with your plastic surgeon to see if he/she would want to delay your surgery to make sure you are clear after your dental procedure.Good luck.
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October 18, 2016
Answer: Breast Augmentation and Dental Work There is some truth to this and I always request that my patients take a single dose of antibiotics before any dental work, after they have had their augmentation.At this point, it would be wise to discuss this with your plastic surgeon to see if he/she would want to delay your surgery to make sure you are clear after your dental procedure.Good luck.
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