Can you have plastic surgery when you are pregnant but going to do abortion anyway?

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I scheduled for my surgery for liposuction and I found out yesterday that I was one week pregnant. I have no intentions to keep the baby but the abortion clinic gave me a date for abortion way later than my plastic surgery date ...

Stephen T. Greenberg, MD, FACS · Answer

Hi D3D4.  In short, I would not perform an elective cosmetic or plastic surgery procedure on a patient with a positive pregnancy test (urine or blood).  If you are not intending on going through with the pregnancy, your board certified plastic surgeon will require documentation of termination by a medical provider and will likely require additional bloodwork to confirm that your hormone levels are returning to normal or have already normalized.  Please discuss your pregnancy status with your board certified plastic surgeon directly.  I hope that this answers your question and I wish you all of the best.

Reza Momeni, MD, FACS · Answer

Most surgeons (including in our clinic) will not perform elective cosmetic procedures on pregnant patinets.

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

I will not perform an elective procedure if a patient is pregnant.  Your immune systems can be weakened by pregnancy exposing you to infection after surgery. If there are no complications from the abortion, six weeks after the abortion may be a reasonable time period to schedule your liposuction.  This depends upon the nature of the abortion, the postoperative course, the point during the pregnancy, the relative weight gain, and your psychological well being.  This must be evaluated on an individual basis by your OB/GYN and your plastic surgeon for your safety.  Kenneth Hughes, MD, Board Certified Plastic SurgeonLos Angeles, CA

Robert L. Kraft, MD, FACS · Answer

Absolutely not! First, you have to have the termination as well as confirmation that no "products of conception" remain in order to clear anesthesia requirements.   That is typically 4-6 weeks after the abortion.

Tania Medina de Garcia, MD · Answer

Hello dear!!
  
Thanks for the question and provided information as well. 
  I will not perform an elective procedure if a patient is pregnant. I recommend you to wait at least 6 weeks to reconsider plastic surgery if everything goes well.Good luck :)

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