Pre-Op Preparation Instructions for Body Plastic Surgery

You. Hi, I'm Dr. Erica Anderson here at the Nadiri center. And if you're looking at this video, it means that we probably have surgery scheduled. And I know I'm excited to be your surgeon. Hopefully you're just as excited about having this procedure done. But there's a lot of things that we have to do to make this as successful as possible. So starting about a month before our planned surgery date, I'm going to ask you to go see a doctor. I'm going to ask you to see your primary care doctor or some physician that can take look at you from head to toe and get an idea of what test we should do in advance of surgery to make sure that we have the safest possible procedure that we can. This could include some routine blood work, an EKG or an assessment of other lab work. In addition, for breast surgery, a mammogram may be required. Just depends. We'll talk about all the things that I really think are necessary for this safety. But I ask that you do that about a month in advance, not much longer than that, but, but about a month to get this done. And we'll review that together at your pre op visit. Thinking ahead of your procedure, depending on what it is, some things that I'd like you to think about about. We're gonna give you a list and about two weeks before surgery we're gonna start asking you to really look at what you're taking in. So that includes for me the big ones are non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs or anything that can contribute to bleeding in the operating room. So we'll give you a list, we can email that to you or provide that at your pre op appointment. But basically take a look at it and really look at your diet and look at what taking in and try to minimize those things that could contribute to bleeding. We'll also go through the consents at the time of your pre op. But looking ahead, we'll also talk to you a little bit about other things that might be necessary. So we'll give you all this stuff ahead of time. We'll also prepare you for where you're having surgery and what's required of that facility so that you'll have to make, make an arrangement to call them and check on or times and, and all that. But that's getting again closer to the surgery time. Typically you and I will meet about two weeks before surgery and depending on the procedure you're having done, that'll be a time for us to go over the procedure, to go over what is expected postoperatively as well as preoperatively and really talk about your expectations as well as what I expect of you. Because this in order for us to get our best outcome, it's going to have to be a team effort to you doing what you can do and then me providing that guidance for you so you can have the best possible experience that you can have. So some things to think about after we've had our pre op visit, you will have a chance to really think about the upcoming surgery and what I like you to consider about a week beforehand. You've avoided your supplements and other oral intake of things. I want you to think about your ride home, make sure that you've got your ride, make sure that you've got family members around to help. Make sure you have extra pillows at home. You will have been given your prescriptions. Make sure you fill those in advance. I don't want you to wait till the very last minute to have your prescriptions filled so that they're ready and home and ready for you. Know how to get to the hospital or the surgery center, wherever. Take the time to really look at the roots so that it's not a surprise that day of surgery. Those are just extra, extra tips for you. As far as the day of surgery. You're going to be expected to get there very early. So it's important that you get there on time. I ask that you wear a loose fitting outfit, you know, loose fitting pants and a button down shirt typically for most of the procedures that I do, but something comfortable that's easy to get on and off and people can easily help you with it. And then nothing to eat or drink after midnight, obviously before and then arrive on time, please. It's important that we get going when we ask you to get there. There's a reason that we ask you to be on time. No makeup, take your nail polish off. All those requirements are all necessary at this point. So hopefully this helps give you some ideas of things to think about. And I look forward to helping you with this experience and looking forward to surgery. In preparation for surgery, if you have any smoking and that includes nicotine patches or vaping, it's really important for body surgery that we eliminate that and I would ask you to stop that at least six weeks in advance of surgery and plan to not have any more any nicotine in your body at least three weeks after surgery. I know it's a huge investment, but it contributes to wound healing problems and it's a big contributor to issues. So. So let's make sure that you're off all of those drugs in preparation for surgery. Things that you want to avoid include agents that contribute to increased bleeding. So typically the ones that I most routinely see are nonsteroidal anti inflammatories and those are over the counter drugs like Motrin, Aleve. But there's other substances that we'll provide you a list of to avoid, including the Omega 3s, even avocado, and a lot of the fish oils that are necessary. These are important to minimize or eliminate from your diet in preparation for surgery, just so we don't have bleeding complications. At your preoperative visit, you will be expected to pay our portion of surgery. The arrangements for or and anesthesia are made separate from us, but you'll be asked to call in and either make the payment ahead of time or the day of, depending on the facility that we're working with. If your procedure is going through any insurance, obviously that would be billed to the insurance. But there may be a component of a deductible that you will be responsible for at your preoperative visit. As you prepare for surgery, there's a lot that goes into preparing the rest of your life for surgery. You will not be able to do what you routinely do at home. So it's a good idea to fill your pantry with things that are essential so that you're not required to run out and get something. So think ahead of some food that you want to have in the house and available for easy to make meals for yourself or even your family. As you get closer to your surgery date, it's important that you have extra help at home. So depending on what we're doing, that could be a few days or it could be up to a week or two. Particularly if you have small children at home, have family members in town and available to help you. You will definitely need some help. If you don't have anybody, we're happy to offer some services that are available for you to help through that time with what's needed at home. If you're coming from out of town to have surgery with us, our staff is great at helping to identify a hotel that you're gonna be most comfortable with and that's close to the surgery center. Talking about out of town, it's important that you utilize or that you have someone with to help you leave the hospital. Meaning specifically you can uber in in the morning for surgery. But in order to leave the facility, there has to be a nurse or a nurse that you pay or a family member available with you to leave the hospital. So that's really important and that's important for out of town as well as in town guests. You're required to have someone that is responsible for you to leave the facility in order to do surgery. It's the night before surgery and the things that you should be doing is getting plenty of rest, getting hydrated, avoid a lot of caffeine. Just try to relax and be excited for the next day. Set your alarm, make sure you get up on time and you're ready for this. So during this preoperative phase, I hope that this video has helped give you some idea of what to expect and what things you should be thinking about. We're always available to help. We are a phone call away. Our staff is well versed in what's required and what to expect. So feel free to reach out to myself or any of our staff members in order to make this process as enjoyable and successful and safe as we can.