Is it ok to start taking Bromelain with Quercetin 3 days prior to surgery?

Brazilian butt lift includes removing fat and transferring it to the hips and buttocks. We get the fat from areas of excess fat such as the flanks, backs, and tummy. We prefer fresh fat. Stored fat will have lower survival rates. Many of our patients who need BBL and tummy tuck prefer to do...

A Mommy Makeover is a combination of procedures to bring a woman’s body back to the way she looked prior to pregnancy. Most commonly some variation of a #TummyTuck and #BreastSurgery are performed. Additional procedures can include liposuction, umbilical hernia repair.  The most common #b...

I would discuss your herniated disc with your plastic surgeon.  While many patients have back problems and successfully undergo the procedures you are considering each case is different.  Herniated discs can be managed conservatively in many cases.  But again you need to discuss...

Thanks for your question. Pain control can be a challenging part of surgery. For a mommy makeover I usually prescribe either Percocet or Norco. I also see my patients the following day and start them on ibuprofen, which more directly treats the muscle pain after surgery. I suggest you rely on...

While smoking anything before surgery can compromise the healing process and make scarring worse, it should be okay if you just smoked one cigarette. However, I would definitely suggest that you let your surgeon know.

Thanks for the question. After 6 weeks your surgery area is totally healed and yes you can do fishing and boating.