Mommy Makeover Aftercare Diet Tips for a Vegan.

A Vegan diet should be no problem if it is balanced. By  a balanced diet  I mean it should include adequate protein (very important during the healing phase), complex carbohydrates and essential fats (but not a lot of omega 3 fats  a few weeks before and for a week after to prevent bruising and excessive bleeding with surgery) and essential vitamins and minerals. Soy protein, tofu, soy burgers, beans will take care of the protein requirement fine. I strongly recommend following the pre-surgical vitamin regimen we like our patients to follow.  We use the Vita Medica program which is started before surgery and continued afterwards. It emiminates things that can cause excessive bruising (like Vitamin E, Omega 3 FA, etc) and has B`12 (missing in some Vegan diets) along with Arnica Montanum and Bromelain to decrease swelling, pain and bruising. If you cannot locate these products through your surgeon, give my office a call.

Discuss this specifically with your plastic surgeon.

Make sure you increase protein intake and take a multivitamin supplement.

You may give consideration to seeing your primary care doctor a nutritional lab profile to make sure your lab work looks good and that you are not undernourished.

Best of luck.

We are having more Vegan patients in the office.  Keys to healing include enough protein, and the necessary nutrients.  Find good sources of protein, (protein drinks, legumes, etc).  Also make sure that you are getting enough iron and B12.  Best to see you familiy practice doctor and get the proper pre-operative labwork.  Make sure you have all the buliding blocks needed for healing.