BA for Type 1 Diabetic? (Photo)

As long as your health is stable, there is no issue whatsoever getting cosmetic breast surgery. Your description sounds like you are a good candidate. I recommend an in person evaluation by a plastic surgeon to be measured and discuss your goals. After I measure and discuss goals with my patients, we then look at pictures of former patients with similar measurements with different size and style breast implants. My patients tell me that this process is very helpful in determining what size breast implant is right for them. 
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Hi, thank you for your question. Well controlled diabetes is not a contraindication to breast augmentation. You will be asked to obtain medical clearance from your primary doctor to make sure you are healthy enough for surgery. Based on your photo, you seem to a be a great candidate for the surgery, however to be certain, a formal exam with a board certified plastic surgeon will be helpful. I hope this helps. Best of luck! 

Hi and thank you for your question and photos. Based on your history, you appear you appear to be a healthy candidate for surgery. As long as your diabetes if well-controlled I do not see why that should be an issue in preventing you from having the surgery. I recommend you meet with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon in person to discuss your concerns further - you will be able to go over your entire medical history at that point to determine if you are a candidate. I hope this helped. Best wishes!

Hi & thanks for your question.As long as your health is stable you are fine to have breast augmentation surgery. Schedule a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon to discuss your options. Best wishes!

Type 1 diabetes will not change anything with breast augmentation, especially if your HgbA1c levels are normal. I usually want a level of 7 and below for any elective surgery and most patients I find that have type 1 diabetes are usually very diligent and well controlled with their pump. This is important both leading up to, and especially, after surgery. The higher your sugars hang out, the higher the chance for infection. However, you should be in good shape if you keep good control. Good luck on your journey and congratulations in advance!Ramsen Azizi M.D.
Double Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
R.A.M. Plastic Surgery - Chicago

Some of my best and most reliable patients are diabetics.  When they open their eyes in the recovery room, their eyes light up and they ask, "what's my glucose"?  Of course we have managed their insulin dosage with standard formulas and in conjunction with their primary care doctor.  We expect the glucose to rise during surgery, and fall afterward.  We closely monitor it during the surgery.In theory, diabetics are slightly more prone to having wound infections, surgical complications, etc. but I have not seen this in my patient population, at all.  Perhaps the ability to manage a complex disease better than their physicians-- diabetics know their bodies like nobody else-- outweighs those theoretical risks.In any event, diabetics can generally safely have plastic surgery... provided they work with their plastic surgeon and their primary care doctor to optimize their care.

Thanks for your inquiry and excellent question.  Having well controlled diabetes with a stable A1c is the most important factor for me, the second consideration is to make sure you have good glucose control including preventing hypoglycemia, finally enlist your endocrinologist to your team to make recommendations, best of luck to you and stay safe in this difficult time, Dr Rumalla

Hello, thank you for your question. Yes you can have a breast augmentation, if the glucose is under excellent control. I recommend you to schedule an email, Skype or in-person consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon for proper evaluation.

Thank you for your question.  Typically as long as you are stable and medically cleared by your doctor's to have surgery it shouldn't be a problem.  Each surgeon will have their own protocol they wish to follow when it comes to operating on patients with medical conditions.  I typically have my diabetic patients as my first few cases of the day to help eliminate issues with their sugars.  I would suggest seeing a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon in person to evaluate you, discuss your options and concerns.  Best of luck to you. 

Thank you for sharing your question and photograph.  Assuming your diabetes is under good control it should not prevent you from obtaining a breast augmentation.  Hope this helps.

It is a well documented fact that patients with diabetes, especially when uncontrolled, have a higher infection rate and higher rate of healing issues.  Now in a breast augmentation, a very small incision is used, so I feel the potential healing issues are negated. The key here is patient selection.  If your diabetes is very well controlled (A1C) then you should do very well.I would recommend you see a board certified plastic surgeon to discuss your surgical options.