Preoperative Medication Instructions

Find out which medications, supplements and herbal remedies you should avoid using around the time of your plastic surgery procedure. You can print a pdf version of these preoperative medication instructions here.

Aspirin and aspirin-related products should not be taken within 10 to 14 days before or after surgery. These medications may increase your risk of bleeding during or after surgery. Many non-prescription medicines contain aspirin or aspirin-related ingredients. If in doubt, substitute Tylenol® (acetaminophen) as it does not increase your risk of bleeding.

A partial list of medicine containing aspirin:

Acetidine

Bromo-Seltzer

Empirin Compound

Pepto-Bismol

Alka-Seltzer  

Bufferin

Excedrin

Persistin

Anacin

Coricidin

4-Way Cold Tablets

Sal-Sayne

Anahist

Darvon Compound

Inhiston

Stanback

APC

Dristan

Liquipiron

Theracin

Bromo-Quinine

Ecotrin

Midol

Trigesic


                                                              
 


A partial list of medicine containing aspirin-related compounds:

Advil

Diclofenac

Mefanamic acid

Piroxicam

Anaprox

Dolobid

Mobic

Ponstel

Ansaid

Etodolac

Motrin

Relafen

Arthrotect

Feldene

Naprelan

Sulindac

Cataflem

Ibuprofen

Naprosyn

Tolectin

Celebrex

Indocin

Naproxen

Tolmentin

Celecoxib

Indomethacin

Nuprin

Toradol

Clinoril

Ketoprofen

Orudis

Vioxx

Daypro

Lodine

Oruvail

Voltaren

               

Many herbal medications may also increase your risk of bleeding or sensitivity to the sun. These should also be stopped for two weeks before and after surgery.


A partial list of herbal medicines that may increase your risk of bleeding:

Bilberry

Ginseng

Melatonin

Vanilla leaf

Black cohosh rizome

Ginkgo biloba

Poplar bark or buds

Willow bark

Cayenne 

Hawthorne

St. John’s wort  

Wintergreen leaves

Dong quai

Horse chestnut bark

Sweet birch bark

Woodruff plant

Echinacea

Kava kava

Sweet clover plant  

Yohimbe

Feverfew 

Licorice root

Sweet vernal grass

Fish oil

Ma huang

Tonka bean seeds

Garlic

Meadow sweet flower

Valerian

                     
 
A partial list of herbal medicines that may make you sensitive to the sun:

Agrimony   

Celery

Goosefoot

Parsley

Angelica root or fruit

Cow parsnip 

Khella fruit 

Psoralea seeds

Bergamot peel

Dill

Lemon peel

Queen Anne’s lace

Bitter orange peel

Fennel

Lomatuim root

Rue leaves

Buttercup plant

Fig Lovage root

St. John’s Wort

                                                         

 
Vitamin E supplements may also increase your risk of bleeding. Please discontinue them two weeks before surgery. You may continue to take a multivitamin.
 
Tobacco:
Nicotine, in any form, can adversely affect your wound healing. Discontinue cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chewing tobacco, nicotine gum and patches two weeks before and after surgery. Nicotine causes the small blood vessels in your skin to contract. If Dr. Lamperti is elevating skin as part of your operation and you have nicotine in your system, you are at a significantly increased risk for necrosis (death) of that skin.
 
Alcohol:
Abstain from drinking alcoholic beverages for two weeks before surgery.

If you have any problems after your procedure, please call the office at 206.505.1234

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