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?
Answer: Amino acid supplements and alcohol consumption prior to liposuction and facelift It is usually recommended that all supplelments are stopped prior to surgery because not all interactions and effects on healing are known. The chronic consumption of one bottle of wine per day may have permanently affected your liver which may interfere with your clotting. You could compromise your post operative course by bruising significantly, developing a colleciton of blood under the skin called a hematoma, and this hematoma could cause pressure on the overlying skin causing an interference with blood flow to the area and an ulceration could then develop which will cause a scar. Protein deficiency which is not uncommon in those who consume a large amount of alcohol daily, can interfere with the good healing that is needed after elective cosmetic surgery. You do not want to suffer a preventable complication. Your primary physician should check your blood work to see a general battery of chemistry tests on your blood.
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Answer: Amino acid supplements and alcohol consumption prior to liposuction and facelift It is usually recommended that all supplelments are stopped prior to surgery because not all interactions and effects on healing are known. The chronic consumption of one bottle of wine per day may have permanently affected your liver which may interfere with your clotting. You could compromise your post operative course by bruising significantly, developing a colleciton of blood under the skin called a hematoma, and this hematoma could cause pressure on the overlying skin causing an interference with blood flow to the area and an ulceration could then develop which will cause a scar. Protein deficiency which is not uncommon in those who consume a large amount of alcohol daily, can interfere with the good healing that is needed after elective cosmetic surgery. You do not want to suffer a preventable complication. Your primary physician should check your blood work to see a general battery of chemistry tests on your blood.
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Answer: Ask your surgeon You can probably go ahead with surgery, however you should eliminate alcohol altogether a few weeks before and after surgery to reduce swelling and bruising. It's best to ask your surgeon, as well.
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Answer: Ask your surgeon You can probably go ahead with surgery, however you should eliminate alcohol altogether a few weeks before and after surgery to reduce swelling and bruising. It's best to ask your surgeon, as well.
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August 28, 2012
Answer: Supplements and surgery
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August 28, 2012
Answer: Supplements and surgery
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January 19, 2010
Answer: We advise all supplements be discontinuted before surgery Dear Toppa
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January 19, 2010
Answer: We advise all supplements be discontinuted before surgery Dear Toppa
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January 19, 2010
Answer: Nutritional supplements and amino acids before facelift surgery There is probably nothing wrong with taking amino acids around the time of surgery. They are typically secreted in the urine if taken in excess.
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January 19, 2010
Answer: Nutritional supplements and amino acids before facelift surgery There is probably nothing wrong with taking amino acids around the time of surgery. They are typically secreted in the urine if taken in excess.
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