Surgery Delay Period After a Cold?

I am sorry to hear about your concerns prior to your day of surgery. Generally speaking, patients undergoing elective surgery should be at their optimal (or close to) level of health prior to proceeding. It is especially important that there be no compromise of pulmonary function or active source of infection present.
Your plastic surgeon will be the only relevant resource when it comes to determining your ability to proceed at this time.
Best wishes.

Thank you for your question. If in the unfortunate circumstance that you get sick before your surgery, you may have postpone your surgery until you are better again. If you are feeling sick, I would discuss with your surgeon who may help you decide depending on your individual symptoms.

The Mommy Makeover is one of the largest procedures
performed by cosmetic surgeons.Because
of the magnitude of this procedure, it’s essential that patients be in optimal
health before proceeding with surgery.The presence of a persistent cough may indicate a more serious problem
and should be evaluated by your primary care physician.Until this issue is resolved and the cough
has disappeared for at least two weeks, surgery should be delayed.In the
post-operative period, pre-existing upper respiratory infections can progress
to pneumonia.This can lead to severe
coughing which can lead to severe abdominal pain.In some cases, this can even result in
disruption of the abdominal muscle closure. Although
it appears to be a minor cough associated with a cold, it could have big
consequences.For this reason, it’s
important to delay surgery and evaluate the problem.