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Question My boyfriend is scheduled to have a vasectomy (I know this isn't really plastic surgery but they have very few surgeons on allexperts)on Friday and he has been feeling under the weather possible sinus infection. It has taken him awhile to schedule this procedure and he doesn't want to cancel. Would a sinus infection interfere with the surgery in some way or have adverse effects?
Thank you.
Answer Hi Liz,
I cannot, of course, speak for his surgeon (whom you should contact to discuss this) but, in general, an elective procedure should not be done in the face of more than the most minor medical issue. A lot will depend on how sick he is, how long the surgery is, what type of anesthesia they use, etc but I have a feeling that it might be a good idea to consider rescheduling it. He should probably be put on antibiotics anyway, if he's not already, and then you can see how he's doing.
There is always the at least theoretical risk that bacteria from one part of the body can infect the surgical site. This is rare, but it can occur, and it would seem to be an unnecessary risk to take.
But I do feel that you need to contact his surgeon to check on his/her policy regarding this.
