I am looking to get a mommy makeover but have recently discovered some doctors will not preform all procedures at once on patients with sickle cell trait.
April 21, 2018
Answer: #sickleCell and #plasticSurgery Safe surgery depend on the percentage of total body red blood cells/hemoglobin that is abnormal. At low percentages you do not need to do anything different from other patients. At higher percentages the patient may need pre-surgery treatment with oxygen, blood transfusion, hydration etc. If the percentage is high the patient should probably not be having elective cosmetic surgery. Your surgeon needs to work together with a hematologist in order to ensure a smooth recovery after surgery. In some cases the abnormal red blood cells are sequestered in the spleen and do not show up in the peripheral blood or immature red blood cells appear in the peripheral blood. Any surgeon who offers to do the surgery before he/she knows this percentage and spleen condition and/or will not work with a hematologist is not a safe surgeon for you to see.
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April 21, 2018
Answer: #sickleCell and #plasticSurgery Safe surgery depend on the percentage of total body red blood cells/hemoglobin that is abnormal. At low percentages you do not need to do anything different from other patients. At higher percentages the patient may need pre-surgery treatment with oxygen, blood transfusion, hydration etc. If the percentage is high the patient should probably not be having elective cosmetic surgery. Your surgeon needs to work together with a hematologist in order to ensure a smooth recovery after surgery. In some cases the abnormal red blood cells are sequestered in the spleen and do not show up in the peripheral blood or immature red blood cells appear in the peripheral blood. Any surgeon who offers to do the surgery before he/she knows this percentage and spleen condition and/or will not work with a hematologist is not a safe surgeon for you to see.
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