Is it ok to take allergy medications before surgery?

Thank you for your question.  It is ok to take allergy medications before and after surgery.  You will probably feel much better taking them than not!  Best of luck.

Generally taking over the counter allergy medications is safe prior to your Breast Augmentation.  If you experience any signs of infection or fever, please call your plastic surgeons office to inform them.  I usually recommend my patients to take 1000 mg of Vitamin C per day to help with immunity.  Good luck.

What meds you can and cannot take preop really differ between procedure being performed, your own medical history, and the specific medication.  Definitely a good idea to check with your plastic surgeon and anesthesiologist to make sure that they "approve" of the use of these medications in your case preop.  Best of luck!

Always best to notify your surgeon as to what medications and supplements you are taking so they can let you know what should be discontinued or not. Sounds like both are ok to take.

It's a great question and congratulations on your surgery. It's important that each person only follow the specific recommendations from their surgeon. I ask my patients to not take over-the-counter anti-inflammatory pain medication (aspirin, Aleve, ibuprofen), but I am fine with Flonase and allergy medication. Flonase is an inhaled steroid that should not have any significant effects that would harm a breast augmentation surgery.

This is a great question to address with your board certified plastic surgeon at the pre-operative visit, but generally allergy medications are ok to use prior to surgery (obviously nothing the morning of surgery). Your surgeon should advise you on medications to stop taking prior to surgery.