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.
July 3, 2018
Answer: Bromelain and Arnica: Myth or Fact? There have never been any large-scale scientific studies, but in my practice, I always recommend that patients take Arnica and sometimes Bromelain. Why? Because postoperatively, my patient rarely have bruising beyond what I would expect as the result of my careful and precise surgery. Here is a helpful fact: it *has* been proven that placebos work -- and even if a patient is given a placebo and told it is a placebo, it still works.
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July 3, 2018
Answer: Bromelain and Arnica: Myth or Fact? There have never been any large-scale scientific studies, but in my practice, I always recommend that patients take Arnica and sometimes Bromelain. Why? Because postoperatively, my patient rarely have bruising beyond what I would expect as the result of my careful and precise surgery. Here is a helpful fact: it *has* been proven that placebos work -- and even if a patient is given a placebo and told it is a placebo, it still works.
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September 13, 2016
Answer: Arnica/Bromelein Consensus with respect to these homeopathic drugs is hard to come by. Studies of these drugs may not achieve the gold standard of a double blinded study with appropriate controls. However, with the information available, it does appear that these do help. Best wishes, Dr. T.
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September 13, 2016
Answer: Arnica/Bromelein Consensus with respect to these homeopathic drugs is hard to come by. Studies of these drugs may not achieve the gold standard of a double blinded study with appropriate controls. However, with the information available, it does appear that these do help. Best wishes, Dr. T.
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