Before surgery there are a number of things patients should avoid. Three tips Dr. Nassif always tells his patients are the following:
If our patient is a smoker, we want them to immediately stop smoking. In face, we ask that our patients stop smoking for at least six weeks before surgery.
In addition, we want to make sure that patients are not drinking alcohol, since alcohol will thin the blood and cause more bleeding.
We also don’t want them lying out in the sun getting sunburns or tans before surgery.
