Recommend Taking Arnica Montana After Tummy Tuck and Breast Augmentation?

Thank you for your question. In my practice, we do recommend Arnica for post surgery recovery to help with swelling and bruising. I would highly recommend that you speak to your surgeon and his/her staff to make see what they recommend. Good Luck!

The use of Anica to decrease bruising and swelling and thus improve post surgical results is controversial even amongst those who believe in homeopathic and herbal remedies. Scientific and substantiated evidence of improvements with Anica are not available.  Most importantly, a person considering using Anica, or any herbal supplement ,  must consult with the surgeon who will perform the operation and also the anesthesia group who will provide anesthesia.  Even with the... more

Althoiugh I frequently recommend this product because of its relatively high safety profile and anecdotal reports, I am not aware of any study which truly documents the benefits or the optimal dose or preparation.

There are only a few good clinica studies on the use of arnica montana, a homeopathic herb, for minimizing swelling and bruising with surgery. It 's hard to make a strong case for using it based on the science although there is some evidence that it is useful, and it probably won't hurt. You would only need to start it the day before. Make sure you communicate with your surgeon about this, and if you decide to use be sure that you are getting the doses that have been tested... more

I reccomend arnica to my patients; however, you do best to ask your own doctor what he or she reccomends. Each of us has a different protocol before surgery.