Do I need to stop birth control?

I see no reason to stop birth control pills in anticipation of such a minor procedure is liposuction of the neck. Nevertheless this is a question best addressed to your own surgeon.

In our practice, you do not need to stop taking your OCP meds prior to your surgery. We advise patients to avoid taking blood thinners unless there is a medical need and a low surgical risk. Best, Dr. Karamanoukian Los Angeles

Thank you for your question. For an isolated procedure such as this, done in the office under local anesthesia, I would not typically require that patients hold their OCP's. For more elaborate procedures under general anesthesia, and where early ambulation might be hard, it is a consideration to hold those medications due to increased DVT risks. Best of luck w/ your procedure.

In our practice, we do not stop birth control pills prior to any elective cosmetic surgery. It's very important that patients are not pregnant and having cosmetic surgery performed at the same time. Birth control pills should not affect the surgical process of healing, but always check with your operative surgeon

You pick your surgeon and then must follow his directions.  If you do not like the directions seek advice from a new surgeon.   Yes,  follow your surgeons directions.   He is your surgeon.  My Best,  Dr C