For Patient

________Dr. Mohan Rangaswamy​​________

Medication and Lifestyle issues

  • Smoking: Smoking and plastic surgery do not mix ! You must stop smoking two weeks prior to your operation as smoking interferes with the healing process and increases complications, especially skin necrosis.
  • No alcohol should be taken 3 days prior to surgery.
  • Increase your Vitamin C intake to 500 mg – 1 gm per day.
  • You must stop taking Vitamin E, fish-oil supplements, herbal medicines and heavy doses of garlic 2 weeks before your surgery as it can cause extra bleeding, however you may continue taking other vitamins.
  • You should not take any painkillers other than Panadol/Paracetamol/Tylenol two weeks prior to surgery, as again they may cause bleeding.
General Instructions
Post-operative Instructions