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You should stop taking birth control pills and estrogen replacement therapy about four to six weeks before surgery because of the risk of blood clots. If your surgeon advised you to stop, then please listen to them.
In most young healthy patients, the increased risk for blood clots from birth control does not place the patient into the moderate or higher risk categories. Your surgeon should be bale to determine your risk and advise appropriately.Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA
There should be no problem with an implantable means of birth control in your arm. Any form of birth control can be associated with an increase in the risk of blood clots, but this is not specific to the method (pills, arm implant, etc) of birth control you take.
There is nothing about birth control as I understand it that would prevent you from safely undergoing plastic surgery. The hormones commonly used in birth control can, theoretically, increase the risk of blood clots and many physicians ask that they be stopped for a few weeks before an operation. They are not an absolute contraindication to surgery, however, and there are strategies that can be implemented to limit your risk in light of the implant.Best,Dr. Pyle
Hello! Thank you for the question! It is common for scars to fully mature for up to a year. In the meantime, there are a few things that may help to ameliorate your incision/scar. The most proven (as well as cheapest) modality is simple scar massage. Applying pressure and massaging the...
Yes it would be ideal to add the liposuction of the arms and thighs to your tummy tuck procedure. Although the liposuction will add time to the procedure it will not exceed 6 hours, so it is completely safe. Also a benefit of doing this will allow you to heal at one time instead of having two...
Great question. You have probably heard that many plastic surgeons have all our surgery patients stop any estrogen-containing medicines or devices at least two weeks before and two weeks after surgery in order to decrease the already small chance of forming a blood clot (VTE, DVT, PE)...
