Can doxycycline be used in place of the traditional prophylactic liposuction treatment?

Thank you for your question.  Just let your surgeon know what you are allergic too and what you are able to take and they will make sure they give you something safe.  Best of luck to you.  

Hello and thank you for your question. You should discuss this with your plastic surgeon. Vancomycin is a common alternative to be used as prophylactic antibiotics in penicillin-allergic patients. Doxycycline is probably O.K too. Talk to your surgeon. Best,

Pejman Aflaki, M.D.

Johns Hopkins-trained double board-certified plastic surgeon

Doxycycline should be just fine (given your allergies) to protect against the types of bacteria for which we give antibiotics before and after surgery.