After Surgery Follow specific instructions as given. Take pain medications and antibiotics on a full stomach after intake of food such as milk and crackers to prevent stomach upset. Avoid alcoholic beverages while taking pain medication or other sedatives. To avoid unnecessary swelling or bleeding, do not bend over, strain, exercise or do any other activities such as lifting more than 10 lbs. Take all other medications prescribed by your personal physician.
Smoking significantly decreases blood flow to the operated area.
Stopping smoking a month before surgery and for the first month after your operation will improve your healing ability and minimize the possibility of developing a complication. Further instructions will be given at the time of the first post-operative office visit. This WWW system uses HTML 3.0 draft standards.