General Pre-Operative Care
General Pre-Operative Instructions
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to make sure that all required test results are to our office no later than ONE week prior to your surgery
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to make sure that all required test results are to our office no later than ONE week prior to your surgery
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to make sure that all required test results are to our office no later than ONE week prior to your surgery
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to make sure that all required test results are to our office no later than ONE week prior to your surgery
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to make sure that all required test results are to our office no later than ONE week prior to your surgery
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to make sure that all required test results are to our office no later than ONE week prior to your surgery
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to make sure that all required test results are to our office no later than ONE week prior to your surgery
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to make sure that all required test results are to our office no later than ONE week prior to your surgery
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to make sure that all required test results are to our office no later than ONE week prior to your surgery
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to make sure that all required test results are to our office no later than ONE week prior to your surgery
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to make sure that all required test results are to our office no later than ONE week prior to your surgery
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to make sure that all required test results are to our office no later than ONE week prior to your surgery
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to make sure that all required test results are to our office no later than ONE week prior to your surgery
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to make sure that all required test results are to our office no later than ONE week prior to your surgery
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to make sure that all required test results are to our office no later than ONE week prior to your surgery
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to make sure that all required test results are to our office no later than ONE week prior to your surgery
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to make sure that all required test results are to our office no later than ONE week prior to your surgery
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to make sure that all required test results are to our office no later than ONE week prior to your surgery
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to make sure that all required test results are to our office no later than ONE week prior to your surgery
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to make sure that all required test results are to our office no later than ONE week prior to your surgery
Medications, Vitamins And Supplements To Avoid
Your safety in surgery requires that you disclose all medications, vitamins and supplements that you regularly take. In the 14 days prior to surgery, you will be required to stop taking certain medications, vitamins, and supplements, both those you regularly take and those that may be taken incidentally for pain or other symptoms.
Please notify your surgeon and his/her staff of any and all medications you take during the 14 days prior to surgery. If you have taken a medication that may put you at risk, it may require that your surgery be rescheduled or postponed. This is for your safety.
Before you stop taking any prescription drugs, you must receive clearance from the prescribing physician. Please notify our office immediately if you do not receive clearance to stop taking your prescribed medications.The drugs mentioned below could cause life-threatening problems with surgery. If you are on any of the medications mentioned below, you must discuss this with the doctor. Patients who take these drugs may require laboratory tests and a consultation with their physician to determine when they may safely undergo a surgical procedure.
Medications/Drugs, Supplements & Vitamins To Avoid Post-Plastic Surgery
**Aspirin and aspirin-containing medications and anti-inflammatory agents must not be taken in the TWO weeks prior to surgery. Always read the active ingredients on any over the counter or prescription drug packaging. Attached is a listing of common drugs containing aspirin for your reference.
Persantine
Coumadin, Xarelto, Eliquis or Plavix (any blood thinner)
Fragmin, Lovenox and other Low Molecular Weight Heparin Drugs
Methotrexate
- Alka Seltzer
- Alka Seltzer Plus
- Anacin
- APAC Tablets
- APC Tablets
- Arthritis Pain Reliever
- Arthropan
- Aspirin Tablets USP
- ASA
- ASA + Codeine
- Fiorinal
- Fiorinal #3
- Lortab ASA
- Magnaprin
- Measurin
- Medipren
- Midol
- Momentum
- Norgesic
- Ascriptin
- Asperbuf
- Aspergum
- Axotoal
- BAC
- Bayer Aspirin
- Bufferin
- Butalbital Compound
- Carisoprodol Compound
- Cope
- Norgesic Forte
- Orphengesic
- Orphengesic Forte
- PAC
- Pamprin
- Percodan
- Percodan Demi
- Propox Compound
- Robaxisal
- Darvon Compound
- Darvon Compound 65
- Doan’s Pills
- Ecotrin
- Emprin Compound
- Emprin Compound #3
- Encaprin
- Equagesic
- Excedrin
- Sine Off
- Sodium Salicylate
- SOMA Compound
- Synalgos
- Synalgos DC
- Trigesic
- Vanquish
- Alka Seltzer
- Alka Seltzer Plus
- Anacin
- APAC Tablets
- APC Tablets
- Arthritis Pain Reliever
- Arthropan
- Aspirin Tablets USP
- ASA
- ASA + Codeine
- Fiorinal
- Fiorinal #3
- Lortab ASA
- Magnaprin
- Measurin
- Medipren
- Midol
- Momentum
- Norgesic
- Ascriptin
- Asperbuf
- Aspergum
- Axotoal
- BAC
- Bayer Aspirin
- Bufferin
- Butalbital Compound
- Carisoprodol Compound
- Cope
- Norgesic Forte
- Orphengesic
- Orphengesic Forte
- PAC
- Pamprin
- Percodan
- Percodan Demi
- Propox Compound
- Robaxisal
- Darvon Compound
- Darvon Compound 65
- Doan’s Pills
- Ecotrin
- Emprin Compound
- Emprin Compound #3
- Encaprin
- Equagesic
- Excedrin
- Sine Off
- Sodium Salicylate
- SOMA Compound
- Synalgos
- Synalgos DC
- Trigesic
- Vanquish
- Alka Seltzer
- Alka Seltzer Plus
- Anacin
- APAC Tablets
- APC Tablets
- Arthritis Pain Reliever
- Arthropan
- Aspirin Tablets USP
- ASA
- ASA + Codeine
- Fiorinal
- Fiorinal #3
- Lortab ASA
- Magnaprin
- Measurin
- Medipren
- Midol
- Momentum
- Norgesic
- Ascriptin
- Asperbuf
- Aspergum
- Axotoal
- BAC
- Bayer Aspirin
- Bufferin
- Butalbital Compound
- Carisoprodol Compound
- Cope
- Norgesic Forte
- Orphengesic
- Orphengesic Forte
- PAC
- Pamprin
- Percodan
- Percodan Demi
- Propox Compound
- Robaxisal
- Darvon Compound
- Darvon Compound 65
- Doan’s Pills
- Ecotrin
- Emprin Compound
- Emprin Compound #3
- Encaprin
- Equagesic
- Excedrin
- Sine Off
- Sodium Salicylate
- SOMA Compound
- Synalgos
- Synalgos DC
- Trigesic
- Vanquish