Many of the women on the facelift forums say they took Arnica and Bromelain prior to their facelift to help with swelling. Others say their doctors told them that was nonsense and just to avoid salt, alcohol, too much sugar and anything that causes bleeding like Vit E, aspirin, Ibuprofen etc. SO: Do any doctors here think that Arnica/Brom actually work? I'm extremely skeptical about supplements and think they are mostly just nonsense.
The following supplements were suggested: Glutathione, Cystein, and Vitamin C; Bromelain; and Zinc (on an empty stomach) and 6 Bone-Up Calcium capsules per day; 2 Complete B-Complex capsules; and 1-2 Gamma E gelcaps with meals. I began taking these supplements last week, but immediately felt nauseous, and developed diarrhea. If I can't tolerate the supplements, should I simply cancel the face-lift?
I take the amino acids: l-glutamine and l-tyrosine. I started taking them three weeks ago and found that I crave wine less. I was drinking three to four glasses a day, now down to one or two and getting less by the day.I do not take any other medications or supplements and apart from my wine vice, I am super healthy and excercise regularly. Can I still proceed with surgery? Facelift and body Liposuction?
In a past surgery, I was required to take inflammenz a few days before my surgery and also after surgery. I am about to have a facelift with another doctor, and he said to stop taking ALL supplements because it may cause complications. In his list of supplements to stop, he listed Bromelain, which is an ingredient in Inflammenz. He also listed Arnica, which I thought also helped with preventing bruising.
5 months after neck and facelift, I am still completely numb, with tightness, hardness, and dry skin. I understand nerves take time to regenerate and that scar tissue had been laid down beneath the undermined skin---that the type of collagen initially deposited is type III which is stiff and knotted but gets converted to smoother, more flexible collagen type I over time. I've read that taking collagen type I with HA and vit C promotes healthy skin. Might it help with the hardness and tightness?