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When Can I Take a Multivitamin After Breast Augmentation?

I know before surgey you aren't supposed to take vitamins, I am almost 3 weeks post surgey, when can intake Woman's One A day vitamins? Also, can I take fish oil pills? I recently went to the eye doctor and he told me to take them for my dry eyes

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Multivitamins after surgery

Since your are three weeks after your breast augmentation surgery, you should be fine to resume taking your multivitamin. Some vitamins and supplements, like vitamin E or fish oil, are also blood thinners which is why many surgeons have you stop them before surgery. If you have any questins or concerns, be sure to discuss them with your plastic surgeon. Good luck!

Resuming Vitamins Post Breast Surgery

Typically, you can resume your vitamins 2 weeks after surgery but fish oil is a blood thinner so confirm with your surgeon before doing so.

Vitamins should be fine

I would ask your surgeon regarding the specific vitamin. If it is a standard multivitamin like Centrum for example, your should be fine to take it the following day. Best of Luck!

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At three weeks post-op I allow my patients to take vitamins, or any supplement they want.

Multivitamins and Breast Surgery

You should run this question by your surgeon and also specify which vitamins you are planning on taking. However, we have no restrictions for our patients taking vitamins after surgery. Good Luck.

Multivitamin and Fish Oil

Multivitamins taken as they are intended do not create an increased risk. Fish oils should probably be discontinued 14 days before and 14 days after.

Multi-vitamin after Breast Augmentation

It is always a good idea to ask your doctor because everyone has an opinion on this. We are all gun shy about using some of these agents that can increase bleeding. I will tell you that recent literature has addressed this and shown that bleeding risk in unchanged using these agents. The bottom line is if there is any risk, you are well past that and should be fine, but ask your surgeon.

When Can I Take a Multivitamin After Breast Augmentation?

Multivitamins should not have any effect on your surgery before or after. However, fish oil and vitamin E should be stopped prior to surgery and may be resumed a few weeks postoperatively.

When to take vitamins after breast augmentation

Hello. The reason you are told to stop taking vitamins before an operation is because it could cause excess bleeding or prevent normal blood clotting. I can only speak for myself and my patients, but after one week after the operation I am ok with them taking their normal vitamins. Jaime Perez, MD Breast Augmentation Specialist Plastic Surgery Center of Tampa

Vitamin use and breast augmentation

I do not tell my patients to stop taking regular multivitamins, such as One A Day, before surgery. Fish oil, however, is another thing because it can increase the risk of bleeding and supplements are not regulated by the FDA for their consistency or purity. Now that you are three weeks postop, you should ask your plastic surgeon when you may resume vitamin use. It would seem to me that there are products, including eye drops, which would be used for a dry eye condition.

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madmortigan
5 months ago

It is always advisable to check with your surgeon, if you want more opinions on the matter, it is advisable to take multivitamins to let your body have the energy it needs and also to heal. Regarding the fish oil, it is a blood-thinner though if it has been 3 weeks, probably you can start taking it with lesser dose but again, it is best to ask also your surgeon regarding. If you do decide to take it, follow on how you feel and see if it makes you feel worse then stop. gardenoflife.reviews-online.co

NoMoreBoobEnvy (RealFriend)
5 months ago

I resumed my normal vitamin popping at 2 to 2 1/2 weeks post op. :)

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