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Simply being HIV positive has nothing to do with your ability to have any form of surgery, cosmetic or otherwise. Caregivers who practice universal precautions should have no hesitation in this area either. The question is whether or not you have had any oppurtunistic infections, and what the status of your latest T-cell and viral counts are. Your internist can assist in clearing you for surgery.
Thank you for your question! Yes, patients with HIV can have surgery as long as their blood tests are within limits and all pre op clearances have been completed prior to surgery.
As discussed by Dr. Singer, this can be accomplished so long as your counts are adequate and under the care of a physician and surgeon who is familar with the perioperative management. OF course there are concerns about wound healing and infection but, in many instances, these can be minimized by medical management.
Yes, in fact, I have done several. There is no wound healing issue associated with HIV as long as there are no other major medical problems. People with HIV who are on appropriate meds with low T cell counts have absolutely no contra-indication to cosmetic surgery. Good luck!
Yes-if all routine HIV testing parameters are wihin limits and there are no other risk factors in play. Surgery should be done in close coordination with the managing HIV specialist. In my experience the surgery and post operative course have gone smoothly.
Thank you for your post. Seromas can be painful and cause a cosmetic deformity, as well as sometimes leak. The whole point of drains is to keep a seroma from happening in the first place. If a drainless procedure was performed, and you had a seroma, or you had drains that were pulled and you...
A tummy tuck will remove a lot of stretch marks below the belly button and none above unless it is a "reverse" tummy tuck". It may make them look better though because it stretches the skin. If the marks are red, a laser will help "shrink" them.
Most university hospital Plastic Surgery departments have a resident clinic for cosmetic surgery. The residents are usually overseen by board certfied Plastic Surgeons. Each institution runs their clinic a bit differently. This can be a very good option for folks who are...
