Is it ok to be sick before breast augmentation?

It is not uncommon for patients to call with the worry that they are getting sick right before surgery.  As long as it is simply a sore throat and a mild cough, it is usually fine to proceed with surgery.  If it progresses to a constant cough, productive cough, or fever, then best to postpone the surgery.  The last thing you want to deal with is a respiratory complication after the surgery.  Check with your surgeon, but a mild cold should be fine.  I hope this helps.

Breast augmentation is an elective procedure.  If you are getting ill before surgery, it is not optimal to proceed with a breast augmentation at this time.  Notify your plastic surgeon and consider rescheduling until your health is optimized.