I know that you have to wait a certain period of time after a rhinoplasty before exercising, but I haven't seen anything on exercising before. I was wondering if it's okay to exercise the day of the procedure. My procedure is scheduled for 10am, so if I exercised between 7-8am, would that be okay?
April 6, 2013
Answer: Exercise & surgery: OK?
Exercise is considered a healthy activity (when not carried to extremes!). Yes, after any real surgical procedure, for a time (days or sometimes weeks) it is important not to overly stress one's body, and to not elevate blood pressure & heart rate in order to avoid problems. But exercising prior to a procedure should be fine assuming it is a level of activity that one is accustomed to and no dehydration results. If exercise just prior to a procedure is relaxing and calming, it may actually be a very good thing. But there should also be adequate time to "cool down" and remain hydrated afterwards so one's body returns to a normal resting state prior to receiving anesthetic drugs and undergoing surgery. Remember that before sedation or general anesthesia, there is an "NPO" (no foods/drinks) time period which your surgeon will order for you.
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April 6, 2013
Answer: Exercise & surgery: OK?
Exercise is considered a healthy activity (when not carried to extremes!). Yes, after any real surgical procedure, for a time (days or sometimes weeks) it is important not to overly stress one's body, and to not elevate blood pressure & heart rate in order to avoid problems. But exercising prior to a procedure should be fine assuming it is a level of activity that one is accustomed to and no dehydration results. If exercise just prior to a procedure is relaxing and calming, it may actually be a very good thing. But there should also be adequate time to "cool down" and remain hydrated afterwards so one's body returns to a normal resting state prior to receiving anesthetic drugs and undergoing surgery. Remember that before sedation or general anesthesia, there is an "NPO" (no foods/drinks) time period which your surgeon will order for you.
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Answer: Exercise before rhinoplasty
There would have no negative effect upon your surgery, except you would be fasting and unable to drink to rehydrate so this would be the only issue I could see. May be better just to relax.
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Answer: Exercise before rhinoplasty
There would have no negative effect upon your surgery, except you would be fasting and unable to drink to rehydrate so this would be the only issue I could see. May be better just to relax.
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