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The Preoperative Management of Oral Contraceptive Pills in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Practice in Saudi Arabia
Introduction: Oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) are the most popular contraception method in Saudi Arabia due to their accessibility and reversibility. However, there is no recommendation to stop OCP medication before or after elective aesthetic surgery. The study involves identifying plastic surgeons...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9720713/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36479411 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.31121 |
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author | Aljindan, Fahad Allababidi, Noor H Mortada, Hatan Alhumaid, Fahad Alzaidi, Salman A |
author_facet | Aljindan, Fahad Allababidi, Noor H Mortada, Hatan Alhumaid, Fahad Alzaidi, Salman A |
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description | Introduction: Oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) are the most popular contraception method in Saudi Arabia due to their accessibility and reversibility. However, there is no recommendation to stop OCP medication before or after elective aesthetic surgery. The study involves identifying plastic surgeons' behaviors and current practices in perioperative OCPs management in aesthetic surgery in Saudi Arabia, which is the first of its kind. Methods: A validated self-administered survey was distributed in February 2022 among all board-certified plastic surgeons in Saudi Arabia via social media. The questionnaire was developed to gather information on the perioperative management of OCPs in aesthetic surgery. Results: A total of 46 board-certified plastic surgeons participated (overall response rate of 48.4%). Among the participants, 32 surgeons (69.6%) indicated that they instruct their patients to discontinue OCPs preoperatively. More than half of surgeons have instructed their patients to stop OCPs after plastic surgery (52.2%). Based on the three occupational characteristics of the surgeons, we found no significant associations between surgeons’ practice patterns regarding OCP discontinuation preoperatively or postoperatively. Conclusion: In light of the fact that OCPs are reported to pose a risk for venous thromboembolic events, our survey found that most aesthetic surgeons cease their use both preoperatively and postoperatively. There is a need for a guideline regarding perioperative measures for OCPs. |
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spelling | pubmed-97207132022-12-06 The Preoperative Management of Oral Contraceptive Pills in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Practice in Saudi Arabia Aljindan, Fahad Allababidi, Noor H Mortada, Hatan Alhumaid, Fahad Alzaidi, Salman A Cureus Plastic Surgery Introduction: Oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) are the most popular contraception method in Saudi Arabia due to their accessibility and reversibility. However, there is no recommendation to stop OCP medication before or after elective aesthetic surgery. The study involves identifying plastic surgeons' behaviors and current practices in perioperative OCPs management in aesthetic surgery in Saudi Arabia, which is the first of its kind. Methods: A validated self-administered survey was distributed in February 2022 among all board-certified plastic surgeons in Saudi Arabia via social media. The questionnaire was developed to gather information on the perioperative management of OCPs in aesthetic surgery. Results: A total of 46 board-certified plastic surgeons participated (overall response rate of 48.4%). Among the participants, 32 surgeons (69.6%) indicated that they instruct their patients to discontinue OCPs preoperatively. More than half of surgeons have instructed their patients to stop OCPs after plastic surgery (52.2%). Based on the three occupational characteristics of the surgeons, we found no significant associations between surgeons’ practice patterns regarding OCP discontinuation preoperatively or postoperatively. Conclusion: In light of the fact that OCPs are reported to pose a risk for venous thromboembolic events, our survey found that most aesthetic surgeons cease their use both preoperatively and postoperatively. There is a need for a guideline regarding perioperative measures for OCPs. Cureus 2022-11-05 /pmc/articles/PMC9720713/ /pubmed/36479411 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.31121 Text en Copyright © 2022, Aljindan et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Plastic Surgery Aljindan, Fahad Allababidi, Noor H Mortada, Hatan Alhumaid, Fahad Alzaidi, Salman A The Preoperative Management of Oral Contraceptive Pills in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Practice in Saudi Arabia |
title | The Preoperative Management of Oral Contraceptive Pills in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Practice in Saudi Arabia |
title_full | The Preoperative Management of Oral Contraceptive Pills in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Practice in Saudi Arabia |
title_fullStr | The Preoperative Management of Oral Contraceptive Pills in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Practice in Saudi Arabia |
title_full_unstemmed | The Preoperative Management of Oral Contraceptive Pills in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Practice in Saudi Arabia |
title_short | The Preoperative Management of Oral Contraceptive Pills in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Practice in Saudi Arabia |
title_sort | preoperative management of oral contraceptive pills in aesthetic plastic surgery practice in saudi arabia |
topic | Plastic Surgery |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9720713/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36479411 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.31121 |
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