Can you take hair and nail vitamins before surgery that has Vitamin E in it?

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.