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Is taking prenatal vitamins pre surgery (BBL) beneficial?

Inventive334097Jul 12, 2020

Hello I am preparing to have a bbl surgery. I have started to take a prenatal vitamin as it has high doses of iron, zinc, vitamins etc. Is this an acceptable supplement?

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