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We replace the patients vitamins with a pre surgical vitamin program from Vitamedica. It has just the right combination of components to help heal your wounds.
I have my patients stop all blood thinners 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after surgery to help prevent complications. Vitamin E has blood thinning qualities to it. Good luck!
Thanks for your inquiry, probably best to quit, please call your plastic surgeon for most definitive answer and good luck with your surgery.
Safest thing is to stop any kind of supplements before surgery.Some compounds in multivitamins may give way to prolonged bleeding times.
I routinely ask patients if they are taking any over-the-counters or supplements. Higher doses of Vit E can increase the risk of bleeding and bruising in elective surgery. Best to stop this before your procedure and talk to your plastic surgeon to get his/her recommendations. Best wishes.Dr. BasuHouston, TX
I have personally not seen a significant difference in bleeding from patients taking normal doses of vitamins.Different surgeons have different views on this topic.Tell your surgeon about all medications, vitamins and supplements you're taking.Best of luck,Mats Hagstrom, M.D.
Large doses of vitamin E can potentially increase risk of bleeding. Check with your surgeon for their advice, they may want you to stop the vitamins prior to your surgery. Best wishes, Dr. Lepore.
You need to let your surgeon know what happened before your surgery to avoid surgery cancellation. It will be wise to provide to your PS-all of the facts of treatment, pregnancy termination confirmation from your gynecologist.
Constipation is a common problem after tummy tuck because of the lack of physical activity and the narcotics. It is crucial that you take something for constipation. The longer you wait the worse it will get. We do use mag citrate although the first choice is miralax.
This does not look like an infection. Many patients have small areas of separation along the incision with more swelling above than below, so this is not an uncommon thing to see after tummy tuck. Continue to follow up with your surgeon as scheduled and watch for changes. Call the office if you...
Believe it or not 13 months is still early after a tummy tuck. The are that you are describing is one that is under a fair amount of stress. As you increase your physical activity, you are increasing the stress on the wounds. If you are doing something new or that you can...
It certainly sounds like muscle spasm. I recommend you see your plastic surgeon for an evaluation. There are several muscles in the abdomen and depending on where your muscle plication sutures were placed it may or may not be related. Also, although it does sound like muscle spasm there are...
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