Can you be on Methadone and still have Lipo 360 and a BBL?

Thank you for your question. Each surgeon will have their own protocol they wish to follow when dealing with certain medications. I would suggest seeing a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon in person to evaluate you and discuss your options. Best of luck to you.

I dont see why metadone would restrict liposuction. I suggest seeing an expert who performs a lot of these procedures. Best, Dr. Emer.

On Oct. 2, 2018, the CURES DB in CA began tracking Schedule II, III and IV controlled substance prescriptions dispensed in California. Physicians must consult the CURES DB before initially prescribing an opiod and in four months increments should a patient remain on the medication. Failure to comply can result in loss of medical license.
Your board certified PS and your pain management physician may choose to co manage your opiod prescriptions to taper your dosage of methadone during the time other narcotics are being used during and after surgery.

Being on methadone or should I prevent you from having cosmetic surgery.

Find plastic surgeons willing to work with you then have the plastic surgeon and the doctor managing your methadone work together to come up with a plan for pain management.

If your procedure is done under general anesthesia and getting through the procedure will not be all that challenging. Anesthesiologist can calculate an appropriate dose of pain medication in the recovery room.

If your procedure is scheduled to be done as an awake procedure With the surgeon managing the sedatives and he or she may be challenged to get the right dose of pain medication to get you comfortable through the procedure.

Personally I prefer to do these procedures with patients awake. My typical approach to patients who are on daily or regular opiate medication is to take 1.5 times their daily dose on the day of surgery. That is sufficient as a baseline with typical normal doses of sedatives including narcotics to go to patients through awake procedures using lots of local anesthesia.

It’s always best to have your doctors communicate and come up with a plan together.

It’s obviously also important to have a program of recovery in place with a sponsor and preferably monitoring during the early postoperative face while taking additional prescription pain medication if offered.

Best,

Mats Hagstrom MD