Tummy tuck and breast aug: I have my surgery tomorrow morning. I have had a c-section and was told that that pain is WAY worse. Is that true? Also, I am on my period, the office told me that it was ok. Any concerns on that?
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Answer: Periods during surgery No concerns with having surgery (breast augmentation and tummy tuck) while on your period. We generally give patients a pad instead of tampon. Since the area will not be in the surgical field, it would not affect the surgery in terms of sterility. The pain shouldn't be much affected unless you have severe pain when menstruating.
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Answer: Periods during surgery No concerns with having surgery (breast augmentation and tummy tuck) while on your period. We generally give patients a pad instead of tampon. Since the area will not be in the surgical field, it would not affect the surgery in terms of sterility. The pain shouldn't be much affected unless you have severe pain when menstruating.
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June 19, 2019
Answer: It's safe to have surgery while menstruating It is common for women of reproductive age to be menstruating when they present for surgery. This does not preclude surgery, but let the nursing staff at the surgery facility know. Most importantly, don't leave any tampons in place during surgery. Although the risk of infection and toxic shock is remote, the standard of care is not to have any foreign body material in a patient's body at surgery unless medically necessary. Also let the staff know if you have had any history of anemia (low blood count) from menstruating or if there is anything usual about your current cycle.This is a common question. Good luck.
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June 19, 2019
Answer: It's safe to have surgery while menstruating It is common for women of reproductive age to be menstruating when they present for surgery. This does not preclude surgery, but let the nursing staff at the surgery facility know. Most importantly, don't leave any tampons in place during surgery. Although the risk of infection and toxic shock is remote, the standard of care is not to have any foreign body material in a patient's body at surgery unless medically necessary. Also let the staff know if you have had any history of anemia (low blood count) from menstruating or if there is anything usual about your current cycle.This is a common question. Good luck.
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November 26, 2018
Answer: Menstruation It is fine for you to proceed with surgery while you are menstruating. It will not affect your procedure. Recovery is unique to each patient. I like to use Exparel for my Mommy Makeovers which seems to help quite a bit with pain management for the first few days recovering. Walking around a bit as well as taking pain medication as needed should keep the pain under better control.
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November 26, 2018
Answer: Menstruation It is fine for you to proceed with surgery while you are menstruating. It will not affect your procedure. Recovery is unique to each patient. I like to use Exparel for my Mommy Makeovers which seems to help quite a bit with pain management for the first few days recovering. Walking around a bit as well as taking pain medication as needed should keep the pain under better control.
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November 3, 2018
Answer: Should you have a tummy tuck during your menstrual cycle. generally it's ok to have plastic surgery during your menstrual cycle, but in people who have heavy menstuations they loos much blood, therefore they have to be cautious, and discuss this with thier surgeon, prior to surgery.
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November 3, 2018
Answer: Should you have a tummy tuck during your menstrual cycle. generally it's ok to have plastic surgery during your menstrual cycle, but in people who have heavy menstuations they loos much blood, therefore they have to be cautious, and discuss this with thier surgeon, prior to surgery.
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September 10, 2018
Answer: OK to Have Plastic Surgery While Menstruating? Hi. I do surgeries on patients basically regardless of whether they are menstruating or not. We do preoperative lab work to include a hemoglobin, which over simplified is a measure of your blood level. If that is low then we do an appropriate workup. The main concern with menstruating would be if someone has very heavy periods and tends to have a low hemoglobin level because of that. As far as pain compared to a C-section most of my patients tell me that the C-section recovery was much harder than the tummy tuck, but occasionally someone has the reverse experience. The pain associated with a tummy tuck is typically very well controlled on the typical pain medications. Hope that helps.Good luck and take care,Dr. Howell
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September 10, 2018
Answer: OK to Have Plastic Surgery While Menstruating? Hi. I do surgeries on patients basically regardless of whether they are menstruating or not. We do preoperative lab work to include a hemoglobin, which over simplified is a measure of your blood level. If that is low then we do an appropriate workup. The main concern with menstruating would be if someone has very heavy periods and tends to have a low hemoglobin level because of that. As far as pain compared to a C-section most of my patients tell me that the C-section recovery was much harder than the tummy tuck, but occasionally someone has the reverse experience. The pain associated with a tummy tuck is typically very well controlled on the typical pain medications. Hope that helps.Good luck and take care,Dr. Howell
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