How can I lower my PTT levels and heighten my CBC level?

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I'm going to Miami in 8 days for a BBL. Unfortunately my PTT and CBC didn't meet the requirements to proceed with the surgery. Do I have enough time to change my levels before April 21st? How can I lower my PTT levels and heighten my CBC levels?

Matthew Schulman, MD · Answer

low CBC and elevated PTT sounds like you are at high risk for a complication during or after your surgery. You should call your surgeon and speak to him or her.

Alexander Q. Ereso, MD, FACS · Answer

Your question is difficult to answer and I think possibly misses what your surgeon is trying to prevent. The tests you mention involve certain qualities of your blood. Specifically, it seems as if your blood does not clot very well and there may not be enough blood in you. Unfortunately, improvement likely entails more than a pill. A physician specializing in another field will likely need to be a part of the process as to how to medically optimize you. Regardless, this process will be lengthy and it should not be rushed. Preoperative tests are performed to screen and identify risky patients. Simply trying to raise or lower the number to meet the threshhold is not the point. Rather, this should be about getting whatever is causing those numbers to be abnormal corrected and to get you in the best state of health possible so that surgical risk can be minimized.

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