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Patient Forms
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Preparing for Surgery
- Stop Smoking: Smoking reduces circulation to the skin and impedes healing.
- Take Multivitamins: Start taking daily to improve your general health once you have scheduled your surgery.
- Do Not Take Aspirin or Ibuprofen: Stop taking medications containing aspirin or ibuprofen. Review the list of medications containing aspirin and ibuprofen carefully. Such drugs cause bleeding problems during and after surgery. Instead, use medication containing acetaminophen (Tylenol).
- Limit Vitamin E: Limit intake of vitamin E to less than 400mg per day.
- Fill Your Prescriptions: Please have them filled before the day of surgery and bring them with you.
The Day Before Surgery
- Confirm Surgery Time: Please call the office the day prior to your surgery to confirm specifics.
- Cleansing: The night before surgery, shower and wash the surgical areas with plain soap.
- Eating or Drinking: Do not eat or drink anything after 12:00 midnight. This includes water.
The Morning of Surgery
- Eating or Drinking: Do not eat or drink anything! If you take a daily medication, you may take it with a sip of water in the early morning. We will instruct you which medications you should take.
- Cleansing: Shower and wash the surgical areas again with plain soap.
- Make-up: Please do not use perfumes, moisturizers, creams, lotions, hair spray, or makeup.
- Clothing: Wear only comfortable, loose-fitting clothing that does not go over your head. Remove hairpins, wigs, body piercing, and jewelry.
- Please do not bring valuables with you.
- Minor Patients: If you are under 18 years old, you must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
- Check-in: Please report to the Surgical center one hour earlier than your scheduled surgery time.
Post Operative Care: What to Expect
What is recovery from plastic surgery like?
Each patient will tolerate pain post-operatively in a different way, and we consider this. While some patients may describe the pain as an ache, others experience greater discomfort. Appropriate pain medications are prescribed for the post-operative patients, and these help minimize discomfort. Please ask Dr. Herrmann for details pertaining to your surgical needs.
How long is the recuperative period and when can I return to work?
The length of time it takes to recuperate after plastic surgery varies depending on the procedure performed and the person operated on. Most patients will require assistance for the first two days. Then most patients are able to care for themselves, but may still need assistance if they have small children to care for. The specific lengths of disability are outlined below by procedure. These are approximations, and do not include return to exercise.
Facelift Surgery
Usually can get around independently by the second day. Usually do not feel comfortable going out in public for 5-7 days. Requires 10-14 days before returning to work if in the public eye.
Abdominoplasty
Patients may take between 2-4 days before getting around independently. The recovery is almost identical to a C-section. One can return to a desk job at 5-7 days, other jobs 10-14 days.
When can I resume regular exercise?
The time a patient resumes regular exercises varies based on the operation performed. All patients are encouraged to start a slow walking routine on the second postoperative day. Regular aerobic and more vigorous activities are not allowed during the first 2 weeks in order to decrease the risks of bleeding, swelling, and bruising. Weight lifting and contact sports are allowed at 1 month in most cases.