I'm scheduled for liposuction in 9 days. Is eating garlic and ginger problematic? Garlic and ginger supplements are on my "stop" list, but I don't take them. Not thinking, I made a batch of homemade ginger tea (fresh, raw ginger) and drank a cup. Oops. I also have meals planned with lots of fresh ginger and garlic. Should I scrap these?
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January 25, 2018
Answer: Garlic supplements and their risk of increased bleeding for surgery #garlic #surgery #garlicsupplements #johnmesamd
Dear Lisaham,
Thank you for your clinical post. Bruising after liposuction can be minimized
with modern approaches to liposuction particularly the use of thermal energies
just prior to the aspiration. Thermal
energies are heat such as laser assisted liposuction or Smartlipo and...
Yes you can do this but there is high risk of damaging nerves and blood vessels in the area. Plus, there is a number of people who look larger now but later lose the volume and want it back. So my suggestion is to keep the volume now and go to a facial contouring expert to evaluate you....
The baby grows very slow so even if you got pregnant immediately after surgery, you would not see any significant changes that would impact your surgery. But if you wanted to wait, 4-6 weeks is more than reasonable.