Should caffeine be avoided before/after facial surgery?

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From Q/A's im reading on here, some surgeons seem to believe cutting out caffeine helps wound healing. I'm not sure how long caffeine stays in the system. If I cut it out prior to surgery, when shoud I start avoiding it + for how long after surgery should I wait before drinking caffeine again? Thanks!

Ronald J. Edelson, MD · Answer

Caffeine will not  affect healing.  There is no strong reason to avoid it unless you are hypertensive or if the surgeon doesn’t want overactivity which could result in swelling or bleeding.

Michael Kulick, MD, DDS · Answer

I know of no published science that limits the use of coffee prior to surgery to impact the surgical outcome. For sure you should not drink coffee after midnight, the night before surgery. After surgery, if you would normally drink coffee and do not have issues with nausea, coffee should be OK. Hope this helps!

William Portuese, MD · Answer

In our practice, we have never seen an issue with   Caffeine and we do not know of any other scientific evidence to avoid it.

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