Vitamin B6 Ok Before Surgery?

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I was told vitamins are ok before surgery but I don't know if vitamin B6 is a blood thinner? I took three capsules of vitamin B6 today (supposed to help with PMS symptoms) and now am thinking I shouldn't have. I have 6 days before my surgery, will I be ok? It was my first day on that vitamin.

Tom J. Pousti, MD · Answer

Thank you for the question but I do not think you have anything to worry about when it comes to the vitamin B6 and your upcoming surgery.  The majority of medications your plastic surgeon will want you to avoid are medications that can prolong clotting time, such as aspirin, Motrin etc.

	 Best wishes with your upcoming procedure.

Jerome Edelstein, MD · Answer

Vitamin B6 is not known to increase risk for bleeding. However, please ask your surgeon for their advice.

Gregory Turowski, MD, PhD, FACS · Answer

Please do not worry. It is safe to take Vitamin B before surgery; there is no correlation between vitamin B and increase in bleeding during the procedure. We ask our patients not to take aspirin and products containing aspirin typically 2 weeks before the procedure. There is a list of supplements to avoid like fish oil, ginseng, Vitamin E, garlic, ginkgo biloba, Echinacea, cayenne and many more. Use of these natural products may not be desirable around the time of surgery.

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

Vitamin B6 is not a blood thinner, and breast augmentation would not be contraindicated.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD · Answer

Check with your surgeon about vitamin B6 before your operation. I doubt it makes the difference.

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