I know there are inherent risks involved with any surgery, especially when under general anesthesia, but I wanted to know if I can do anything to reduce the risk of developing a blood clot or any other complication following the procedure.
April 22, 2019
Answer: How to reduce risks of blood clots after breast augmentation surgery. Reducing risks after breast augmentation surgery is an important question. Your surgeon should be assessing your individual risk factors to determine if anything other than early ambulation is necessary to reduce your risk for blood clots. High risk patients may require medication to prevent blood clots and low risk patients can just get up and walking as soon as possible after surgery.
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April 22, 2019
Answer: How to reduce risks of blood clots after breast augmentation surgery. Reducing risks after breast augmentation surgery is an important question. Your surgeon should be assessing your individual risk factors to determine if anything other than early ambulation is necessary to reduce your risk for blood clots. High risk patients may require medication to prevent blood clots and low risk patients can just get up and walking as soon as possible after surgery.
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April 21, 2019
Answer: Breast Augmentation Risk of Blood Clot is Very Low! If you have no personal or family history of clotting problems, then the risk of blood clots for this very short procedure is very low. Many plastic surgeons including me, use risk stratification before, and use sequential compression stockings before, during and after surgery. If you have a personal or family history of blood clots, then a hematology consultation could be obtained prior to surgery.
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April 21, 2019
Answer: Breast Augmentation Risk of Blood Clot is Very Low! If you have no personal or family history of clotting problems, then the risk of blood clots for this very short procedure is very low. Many plastic surgeons including me, use risk stratification before, and use sequential compression stockings before, during and after surgery. If you have a personal or family history of blood clots, then a hematology consultation could be obtained prior to surgery.
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April 20, 2019
Answer: Blood clot after surgery Thank you for asking. Blood clots could happen after any procedure but are quite uncommon after breast augmentation or other plastic surgery. Each patient has different risk factors and should be individually evaluated. Talk with your PS and maybe your PCP. Longer procedures and certain combination procedures maybe adjustments or other treatments initiated. Best wishes!
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April 20, 2019
Answer: Blood clot after surgery Thank you for asking. Blood clots could happen after any procedure but are quite uncommon after breast augmentation or other plastic surgery. Each patient has different risk factors and should be individually evaluated. Talk with your PS and maybe your PCP. Longer procedures and certain combination procedures maybe adjustments or other treatments initiated. Best wishes!
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