I Have Lupus and Im Considering Breast Augmentation. Will my Immune System Attack the Implant?

You are going to take longer to heal.Antibiotics won't prevent an infection.Have explored other alternatives.  Fat grafting is a valuable tool in breast surgery. This technique has gained more popularity
over the past 7 years. There are many
techniques used to harvest the fat, process the fat and then re-inject the fat.
Conventional suction lipectomy is performed with a small diameter cannula,
processed by separating the liquid and fibrous tissue from the fat, and then
placed into syringes for re-injection or through a closed system.



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Unfortunately, I am not aware of any specific studies addressing your situation, so we must use our best judgment.  There is no evidence to suggest that an autoimmune disease like yours would predispose to capsular contracture (a possible outcome from an increased immune response to the implant) because the implant is not part of you.  Whether or not you stop the steroid is really up to the dose and depends on your medical doctor.  Nonetheless, once you coordinate that isse, good results are likely, as I have seen many times with patients in your position.  Although the new standard is to not give antibiotics after the augment, in your case I think that several days of prophylactic antibiotic would be reasonable.