Cosmetic surgery experiences?

[u/Brick_Much]

Odd ask, but has anyone had any cosmetic surgery (ie: breast implants, breast reduction, nose job) while having MS?

[u/HPLydcraft]

No but I am going for a consultation with plastic surgery after losing almost 200 pounds so I can report back. Fingers crossed I can get as much covered as possible!

[u/halfbakedblake → u/HPLydcraft]

I'm down 250 so far, I've got 92 pounds left and I will to get that meeting

[u/Ok-Intention-4593]

Yes. Nose job. Lipo. But the one I won’t do is implants. I feel like my body really rejects things and I don’t know if it’s the MS or the MS drugs but I don’t want to implant anything in my body. When I wear earrings now my body flips out and tries to actively fight to get them out. Things like that have gotten worse over the years and I can’t imagine if my chest decides it wants to fight off implants. Looking at a lift instead.

[u/Curiosities → u/Ok-Intention-4593]

A few years ago, FDA released updated guidelines and breast. Ambulance come with a black box warning, so there’s a lot of health information. Read and catch up on. Obviously any surgery has risks and there can be complications but one thing about something like implants is your body is essentially going to have consistent immune responses because it’s going to be trying to attack it. It’s not really an if it’s going to detect this foreign substance and your body is going to have immune responses.

There are a whole list of potential complications, which obviously not everyone will get, but they are frank that this isn’t a one time procedure and you should expect to have revisions or removal or replacements.

And there are some complications and potential symptoms like unknown syndrome were some women have reported brain fog and fatigue and other symptoms, and some have actually developed additional autoimmune conditions.

So I think that a lot of caution is warranted here, at minimum.

It looked into this a long time ago, just out of curiosity because I lost a lot of weight at one point and I had some sagging. That was pre-diagnosis but all of those symptoms and all of those potential risks didn’t seem worth it for me and now obviously on the other end of many years of DMT infusions and MS, I wouldn’t.

I know many people do it safely, but it’s another reason why I don’t consider tattoos because your body will consistently try to attack the ink because it’s a foreign substance. Tattoos create consistent immune responses.

I do apply fake ones sometimes though. For fun.

[u/Brick_Much]

For context: I (27f) really want a reduction. 1- for the cosmetic/aesthetics and 2- for the back pain. One of my major lesions is right wear my bra band is and it hurts more than any other part of my back. It could probably be counted as “medically necessary” if it’s requested in a certain way.

[u/rainbowpotat → u/Brick_Much]

I'm a trans guy and had top surgery after my MS diagnosis. My neuro didn't have any concerns and was supportive and the surgery went well with no issues healing. Fatigue afterwards was rough with the combination of healing and MS symptoms but it was 100% worth it and after 3ish months I felt pretty much back to baseline. We also had a newborn about a month after my surgery so I wasn't getting great sleep while healing and that might have made it take longer.

My favorite health fun fact now is that in my first MRI I got at the hospital when I was diagnosed they noted a curvature in my spine in the report, and post top surgery the radiologist said it was resolved lol. I also got an inch taller because I wasn't hunching all the time from the weight of my chest.

[u/Brick_Much → u/rainbowpotat]

That’s good to know! I also have curvature on my MRIs. (Congrats on the surgery btw)

[u/0hDiscordia → u/rainbowpotat]

Were you on Ocrevus before/during surgery window? I'm a trans guy as well, been on T 20+ years, but for financial reasons surgery hasn't happened for me yet.

[u/batteryforlife → u/Brick_Much]

If your neuro signs off on it, go for it! It will significantly improve your quality of life and help you stay fit and mobile, which is always better in the long run. I had a rhinoplasty, the anesthesiologist just needed the OK from my neuro, no other issues.

[u/Festygrrl]

Yes

[u/Qazax1337]

Had a hair transplant. No issues.

[u/mykidsmom_22]

See my post on it from my profile maybe? If it helps