I'm expecting to be able to get my sleeve done this summer. I'll also need to have my impacted wisdom teeth removed. I was thinking if I had my wisdom teeth done about 2 weeks after the sleeve, it would work out well since I'll still be on liquids anyways. Thoughts? Experiences?

Your immune system might not like it.

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6 hours ago, J'sJourney said:

I'm expecting to be able to get my sleeve done this summer. I'll also need to have my impacted wisdom teeth removed. I was thinking if I had my wisdom teeth done about 2 weeks after the sleeve, it would work out well since I'll still be on liquids anyways. Thoughts? Experiences?

Sounds like a good plan, assuming you’re in relatively good health. If so, you should be able to tolerate oral surgery 2 weeks after VSG but check with your bariatric surgeon to be sure.

Removing wisdom teeth is a standard but complicated procedure—a blood clot forms in the hole after removing a wisdom tooth, promoting rapid wound healing. Sometimes a clot does not form, most often in smokers. After a few days, acute pain may appear, with which it is necessary to consult a doctor. I put dental implants in Allen, and my dentist recommended I restore the immune system after all dental treatment procedures and avoid surgical operations for six months.

Edited July 17, 20224 yr by Clotibrut

You might want to discuss your plans with both providers?

It's not uncommon for doctors to want 6 weeks or more between surgical procedures (yes, having your wisdom teeth removed is considered a surgical procedure). Better to know now, than to find out when you go in to have the work done! Your WLS may or may not be okay with this timing as well, so it's better to check.

I would play it safe and space them 6 weeks apart since both involve Anesthesia and you really don't want to play around with it. Talk to both providers and see what they say.