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Before Liposuction Instructions
- Our office wants to provide
you with the very best surgical care. You can help to
minimize the risk of complications by carefully reading
and following your preoperative and postoperative instructions.
Please ask us to clarify any item about which you have
questions.
- Do Not Take ASPIRIN (Anacin,
Bufferin, or Baby Aspirin) or IBUPROFEN (Advil, Motrin,
or Nuprin), or NAPROXEN (Aleve) or any other Non-Steroidal
Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS) similar to these medications
for 7 days before surgery; these will promote bleeding
and bruising. It is permissible to take acetaminophen
(Tylenol etc.).
- Do not drink alcohol or take
Vitamin E supplements for 3 days prior to surgery, these
might cause increased bleeding. Do not take decongestants
such as Sudafed or Actifed for 3 days before surgery.
- Do not take appetite suppressants
such as phentermine (Fastin) for at least one week before
surgery. Do not take Zoloft, Prozac or other antidepressant
and herbal remedies, unless specifically approved by
your surgeon, for one week before surgery.
- Do Not Drive Home: Arrange
to have someone drive you home from the Laser Medical
Skin Center after the surgery.
- Do not wear unnecessary jewelry,
no perfume (deodorant is OK), and no cosmetics on the
day of your procedure.
- Diet before surgery: If your
surgery is scheduled to begin before 9:30 a.m., do not
eat solid food after midnight prior to surgery. If surgery
is scheduled for the afternoon, you may have a light
breakfast before 8:00 a.m., but only clear liquid for
lunch. Please minimize caffeine the day of surgery. You
may have a snack as soon as surgery is completed.
- Changing your dressing the
morning after surgery is easier if you have someone to
help you. Although for treatment of the chin, cheeks,
jowls and neck it is easy to manage by yourself.
- Wear loose comfortable clothing
on the day of surgery: There is usually a lot of drainage
of slightly blood-tinged anesthetic solution after surgery.
Since this drainage might stain clothing, we suggest
that you choose your clothing with this in mind. Because
we will apply elastic support garments on top of some
bulky absorbent gauze padding your clothing should be
loose and comfortable.
Note: The following are for liposuction of the
body - These are not necessary for liposuction of the face
and neck only.
Women: for liposuction on the body wear a comfortable bra
that you would not mind getting stained from the blue ink
that is used to mark the surgical areas. Do not wear an
exercise sports bra if you are having liposuction on your
abdomen or torso.
Men: Speedo-type swim trunks are the easiest type of garment
to wear into the operating room for surgery on the body.
Jockey-type underpants are acceptable. Boxer-type underpants
are less convenient, and may prevent optimal results. Bring
extra underpants to wear after surgery.
- Bring warm socks to prevent
cold toes during surgery. If you tend to get cold hands,
you are welcome to bring clean mittens to wear during
the surgery.
- Do not use moisturizers or
soap that contains moisturizers for at two days before
surgery. The ink markers used to outline the areas on
your body to be treated by liposuction will rub-off too
easily if you have recently used a moisturizer.
- Towels & Plastic Sheets.
Plan ahead and avoid staining the car seat with blood-tinged
anesthetic solution: Bring a towel, and a plastic sheet
(such as a trash can liner) to cover the car seat during
your ride home. Prior to surgery pad your bed at home,
and your living room chair with towels and plastic. Be
careful to avoid allowing drainage to stain carpets.
The drainage typically lasts for just one to two days.
- Do not fast or undergo dramatic
weight loss just prior to surgery. All patients should
be on a stable, healthy, well balanced diet for at least
2 weeks before surgery. Liquid diets, extreme low calorie
diets, and rapid weight loss diets may predispose to
cardiac irregularities, surgical complications or poor
wound healing.
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