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Will ringworm cause complications during or after my breast augmentation surgery?

I am having breast augmentation surgery in 2 weeks and I just got a patch of ringworm on my leg. I am treating it now with a clotrimazole cream.

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Dr. Sean Doherty, MD, FACS
Dr. Sean Doherty, MD, FACS
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
Answered on May 19, 2017
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Dr. Brooke R. Seckel, MD, FACS (retired)
Dr. Brooke R. Seckel, MD, FACS (retired)
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
Answered on Oct 2, 2017
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Dr. Bruce J. Dubin, MD, FACS (retired)
Dr. Bruce J. Dubin, MD, FACS (retired)
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