How to Best Prepare for Surgery?

Pre-operative preparations vary widely from surgeon to surgeon. Some put patients on a combinations of medications and homeopathic therapies and some prefer to keep things simply. If you are generally healthy, you cannot speed up the healing process. if you are lacking in certain vitamins, minerals, or having disease conditions such as diabetes, then certainly therapies should be instituted to counteract these detrimental situations. You also should avoid things that can cause... more

In general, most surgeons will provide you with recommendations prior to surgery. Certainly cessation of herbal supplementations for at least 2 weeks, no smoking for 1 month prior, avoiding alcohol and NSAIDS 10 days prior, adquate protein supplementation and a multivitamin twice a day are just a few of the recommendations we advise. see video

A mommy makeover is a great combination of in abdominoplasty with breast contouring. The best way to get ready for your surgery is to continue with your low-fat balanced diet and continue with a exercise regimen that combines aerobic and weight training. This combination will make sure that you are in the best shape possible to receive your surgery. Best of luck! To learn more about tummy tucks, see photos, and help you decide which one is best for you, please visit us at the link... more

One of the most important things that you can do before surgery is to not take any blood thinning medications like aspirin or anti-inflammatory agents. 

It is great that you eat right and take vitamins to have good nutrition for healing. As far as things to avoid before surgery, anti inflammatory medicines such as aspirin, ibuprofen, motrin, nuprin, or aleve cause easy bruising and bleeding. They should be avoided for about two weeks prior and for about a month after surgery in my opinion. Avoiding these will prevent swelling from bleeding that can ultimately effect your surgery course and result. Tylenol can be used if you have aches or... more

Prior to all surgeries, patients should refrain from taking aspirin, ibuprofen, and vit E,  all of which can potentially cause increased bleeding.  A number of herbal meds can also cause excessive bleeding.  Mosy plastic surgeons will provide a list of medications to avoid.