Do not eat apples, as they contain an aspirin-like substance. If you are taking aspirin on the advice of a physician, please let us know. Do not eat a lot of garlic, as this also can thin the blood. You must not eat or drink anything from midnight the night before your surgery. The evening prior to your surgery, and the morning of your surgery, please clean the inside of your nose gently with Q-tips.
Oral hygiene is important.
We remind you to brush your teeth and use a mouth rinse the evening before and the morning of surgery. Do not wear contact lenses the day of surgery or immediately following surgery. You may resume wearing contact lenses by using them for short periods of time at first. Gradually increase the time over a number of days. Please remove ALL makeup and make sure your face is clean and free of creams, lotions and powders before your surgical procedure.