How soon after liposuction can I have a breast reduction? Is two months sufficient wait time?

Thank-you for your query. I usually wait for six weeks or more between significant liposuction and another procedure like Breast reduction. Two months should be fine for you. Please discuss your concerns with your Board certified Plastic surgeon before planning both procedures. All the best!

In general, you main risk in performing these two operations close together involves the risk of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolus, both known as venous thromboembolism (VTE) events. These events involve blood clots forming in your legs and then propagating other places in the body. It is commonly thought that your risk of VTE events is highest within one month of surgery. Therefore, I commonly recommend that any exposure to general anesthesia be separate by about one month, but preferably six weeks if possible.

Hi rivimbo.dube,
I often answer questions about combining procedures....the consideration is the balance between convenience (one recovery, one anesthetic, one downtime) and risk (due to longer OR time, increased body surface area with surgical injury).
Most breast reductions take 3-ish hours....depending on how much liposuction, and if it can be done in the face-up position (where you would be for the reduction), this might be a case to consider combining procedures. I typically try to limit elective surgery to 6 hours, and a reduction plus liposuction would be well under that.
Hope this helps.
Best,Christopher Pannucci MD MSBoard Certified Plastic SurgeonPlastic Surgery NorthwestSpokane, Washington