Garlic and rhinoplasty? Will it effect my results or increase bleeding to a harmful level?

No i don't think that a small amount of garlic on your food will make any difference. But it might keep the vampires away!

Garlic is a known inhibiter of platelets as are many popular supplements. Gingko, chondroitin, fish oil are some of the other well known supplements that can cause bleeding by platelet interference. This can cause excessive bleeding, bruising and swelling from surgery. Our office will have patients stop all of the over the counter supplements prior to surgery which includes aspirin and ibuprofen (Motrin and Advil). These medications seem to be dose related and I doubt that a small amount of seasonal garlic three days prior to your procedure will cause a problem.

Garlic is known to increase bleeding by having an anti-platelet effect. While no means as strong as aspirin, we usually recommend avoiding garlic before and after the surgery. That being said, a small amount is not a big deal. We are talking about pure garlic pills as supplements...