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The day before the surgery |
Surgical procedures are a sort of insult on the body. This legal and organized insult aims at the cure, correction or improving function and appearance of the body. Some surgeries and in particular cosmetic surgery, is to some extent a psychological surgery. This is why one has to be in a stable psychological and metabolic state to react correctly to anesthesia and surgery. This is achieved when one is calm.
Please do not...
- smoke or consume alcohol at least 14 days before the surgery if you are going to have a cosmetic surgery. This is because the blood supply of the skin is reduced to 50% on consumption of nicotine and alcohol which delays healing of the wounds and in particular skin.
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- takes any food after midnight (joghurt, tea, coffee, milk, chewing gum, cigarettes, pipe).
Please do...
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- takes a beverage to empty the darm a day before the surgery.
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- shaves the operation’s area avoiding injury to the skin.
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- takes a shower with warm water and medical soap to disinfect the skin. This will help to avoid infection and promotes a smooth healing of the wound.
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- cut the nails short to avoid a further source of infection.
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- report to your physician, surgeon, anesthetist if you have common cold, cough, fever or any significant physical change. This may lead the responsible doctor to postpone the surgery for a later date.
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- arrange for a responsible adult to drive you to and from the surgical center. You will be in a weak physical state and under the effect of narcotics which does not allow you to react properly.
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- arrange for an adult to accompany you for the first few hours after the surgery where you feel drowsy and feel uneasy on completion of the surgery.
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- brings your personal tools with you (tooth brush, tooth paste, shaving cream and shaving machine, hair brush, after shave).
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- contacts the nearby nutrition counselor for a proper nutrition and lifestyle to help your ambulant surgery to be optimal on a natural way.
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- contacts your surgeon to leave the contact address and phone number of your family physician and home urologist for the distant after care.
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- contacts the operation center to order special meals if you have some unusual dietary habits, you are vegetarian or you want to order for kosher or Islamic food.
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- contacts the operation center to visit and discuss your case with the anesthetist 24 hours before surgery.
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