I am having blepharoplasty surgery, do I need to stop taking vitamin c & calcium?

Vitamin C and calcium are perfectly fine to take just pressure agree. They do not promote any potential complications with your blepharoplasty procedure. Please make sure that you're operating surgeon is aware of these vitamins and get his or her opinion.

Taking these vitamins should not impact the result of the surgery.  If anything the C may help with healing.

I have never heard that Vitamin C and Calcium can cause any problems with blepharoplasty surgery.  The medications to avoid are Aspirin and Aspirin like products such as Ibuprofen and like medications.  Give a full list of prescription and over the counter medications which you take to your doctor so you can be informed of which to stop for a safe surgery.

It is always best to strictly follow the recommendations and guidelines of your surgeon and anesthesiologist. Typically, vitamin C and calcium supplements (that have no other ingredients) are considered safe by most surgeons, but much relies on your health history and your surgeons preferences.I hope this helps.

I ask my patients to discontinue most vitamin supplements 2 weeks prior to surgery.  Vitamin C and Calcium most likely won't interfere with your surgery and recovery - however, if they are in combination with other supplements they may be contraindicated.  I recommend contacting your surgeon to inquire about his/her particular preoperative guidelines.  Good luck with your upcoming surgery!Mark Petroff, MD

Some supplements may increase your risk of bleeding during surgery, but Vitamin C and Calcium will not. I believe that perioperative nutrition is essential to the healing process and will give my patients an 8-day supply of the most nutrient dense botanical ever discovered and was called the plant of the year by the National Institute of Health in 2008. 

In our practice, we ask patients to refrain from taking all vitamins and supplements 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after surgery. Vitamin C and calcium should not have any problem with the healing process. Many herbs and supplements interfere with the bleeding process and anesthesia. It is best ask your physician who is performing your surgery about their guidelines

While the ones you are on do not represent an issue, we have seen significant problems from patients taking unauthorized supplements before and during surgery. For that reason we actually use vitamins that we prescribe for our patients prior to surgery that are known to be safe and promote healing and ask our patients to stop all others. Also be sure that for the blepharoplasty you are using a board certified plastic surgeon, facial plastic surgeon, or occuloplastic surgeon, and that you have had the brow and the lower kids thoroughly evaluated prior to surgery. In addition be sure a Schirmer's test has been done as well as pre operative visual fields. 

There is no evidence that Vit C or Calcium supplements cause issues with surgery, but in general I have patients stop all supplements a week before surgery just to be safe. 

I do not have my surgery patients stop either Vitamin C or Calcium.  Some think Vitamin C can be helpful for healing.  There are, however, many vitamins and supplements that can cause increased bleeding and swelling.  A short list includes, omega oils (fish oils), flax, Vitamin E, garlic, ginkgo biloba, glucosamine, and many others.  I would check with your particular surgeon, but in general it is often preferable to stop anything (not prescribed) that isn't absolutely necessary for a few weeks prior to surgery.  Aspirin and NSAIDS (e.g. Alleve, Motrin) also can worsen bleeding.  Best regards and I hope your surgery goes well.