Should I stop taking birth control for breast augmentation?

A breast augmentation is a short surgical procedure with little increase in risk of VTE events. It is probably not necessary to stop these medications in the peri-operative period. However, if breast augmentation is combined with other procedures and operative times are prolonged beyond three hours, its wise to stop the OCPs.

Hi there-

As you can see, opinions vary...

The bottom line... For short procedures in a patient with no elevated risks, there is no reason to stop your contraceptives.

If you have a reason to have an elevated risk for blood clots, or the procedure is longer than an hour or so, or if you simply want your risks to be as low as is possible, I would recommend stopping them.