I am having lower bleph and and neck lift in August and have sensitive blood pressure. will small doses of Arnica raise blood pressure? I have read that it can raise blood pressure but not sure if this includes small doses at short term usage. if ok, should i take it immediately after or before the surgery? I take blood pressure medication and its generally well controlled.
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Thank you for your question. You likely had some bruising port-op and in itself, bruising can take several weeks to disappear. Occasionally, the hemoglobin found in the red blood cell metabolized into hemosiderin, an iron component, and this can give a greying hue to the skin for...
You should be very comfortable with twilight anesthesia. In fact, many patients choose to have upper eyelid surgery performed with only local anesthesia (with or without an oral medication such as Ativan). Patients that have only local anesthesia will report that the initial...
Puffiness and thickness of the eyelids is usually caused from combination of herniated fat in both compartments of the upper lids. A small strip of skin, muscle and fat removal give more eyelid definition and reduced thickness in asian eyelid surgery
