Hepatitis & Face Lifts

[Gia305]

Can a woman with hepatitis C have a face lift?

[BoceprevirGal]

  The main concern that I can think of, would be if your platelets were
lower than normal. The platelets are red blood cells, which help our blood to clot.
   Normal platelets are between 150~400.   If they drop below 50, a person can bleed to death easily. With Hep C, a biopsy has four stages: 1, 2, 3 , and 4 is cirrhosis.
   All cirrhotics have low plateletes. Me, my platelets started getting too low when my biopsy showed me to be only a stage 2, so there are always variations, with the individual person involved.
   If that is a recent pic of you, you look great though.  If your gums arent bleeding alot when you floss, then that is a good sign.
   Right before I began my Treatment, I noticed alot of blood, when I spit after flossing, and also my cuts would also bleed more than usual, and they were slow to heal, and would stay red and infected.
   Only a lab-test and a Doctors advice will do!  good luck Gia

[can-do-man]

Good luck going forward, just keep in mind looking great might not be so cool if you slip into ESLD.

[Gia305]

I appreciate your concern, in fact you sound like you might be nurse. I have an excellent doctor who has performed face lifts, chin implants, etc. with excellent results. If he feels it would be unsafe he wouldn't do it. I haven't gone for my consultation yet, but I'm anxious cause of my condition. You don't know me but if he refused to do it, I might take a chance on a less experienced surgeon, so I hope everything works out for me.

Gia305

[Gia305]

Yes I was diagnosed years ago, had a biopsy & everything. I know new medications are coming along, but when the liver specialist told me the
side of effects of interferon & rebetrol, better known as rebetron I ran for the
hills, he told me it might cause my hair to fall out, severe depression, I stopped him right there! Told him not to worry about the depression cause once my hair started falling out, the depression was a given. I've taken herbal remedies & my nephew is a pharmacist so he keeps me updated on new meds but so far no go. I just want my face lift that I've been saving for forever. I feel fine, Hep C wise.

Gia305

[ActingBrandNew]

I had Bilateral Inguinal Hernia surgery 3 months before I started treatment. Your surgeon will want a recent set of labs or take his/her own. So yeah, as long as your lab values are stable a surgeon wont have a problem performing the procedure. IMO
But I have to agree with Copyman about fixing the inside before the outside...also IMO. But to each his own...

[rivll]

I just saw your new thread. You stated that you have had Hep.C for many years.
It is very likely that you have liver damage as a result and that this surgery will possibly be a risk to your health.
If this plastic surgeon is any good he will run a number of blood tests that will reveal that you have Hep. C and indicate other problems associated with liver damage such as lowered platelets.
I believe at this time cosmetic surgery could be a great risk to your life.
Please see a specialist and deal with your health problems first.
All the best to you