| Dietary Restrictions Prior To Getting A Facelift | | | | sort of treats or additives, include cider, wine, vinegar, |
| After you've scheduled your facelift surgery | | | | peppermint candy, honey and some chewing gums. |
| appointment, your surgeon will likely give you a list of | | | | When Is Vitamin E Not Good For You? |
| things you can safely eat or drink up to two weeks | | | | There are a few exceptions, but mostly meat, fish, |
| prior to your procedure. However, if you haven't | | | | dairy, grains and vegetables are not high in salicylates. |
| received any instruction or you are just considering the | | | | But, some fish does have anti-coagulant properties |
| procedure at the moment and want to know | | | | because of their Omega-3 fatty acid content. |
| everything about it, it's important to know the dietary | | | | Omega-3's have been touted in the press because of |
| restrictions prior to getting a facelift. | | | | their ability to lower bad cholesterol, and make the |
| There are many obvious compounds to avoid before | | | | blood less prone to clotting. So, to be on the safe side, |
| surgery, as they thin the blood, which is absolutely not | | | | some doctors will recommend limiting or avoiding the |
| ideal before this or many other surgeries, as it | | | | following for an amount of time before a facelift: |
| prevents blood from clotting quickly, or sometimes at | | | | mackerel, anchovies, salmon, albacore tuna, lake trout, |
| all. These anti-coagulant drugs include common ones | | | | herring and fish oil caplets that contain derivatives of |
| such as aspirin. | | | | these. |
| A Word About Salicylates | | | | Though vitamin E can undo some of the clotting |
| But, there are a number of supplements and foods | | | | properties of vitamin K, they usually work in tandem |
| that contain high amounts of other substances that | | | | together with a healthy diet. For instance, broccoli and |
| don't allow the blood to clot easily. These include those | | | | spinach contain high quantities of both vitamins, so it |
| containing salicylates (foods with high amounts of | | | | cancels out the negative effects of each. However, a |
| aspirin-like substances), Omega-3 fatty acids, foods or | | | | lot of foods are preserved with vitamin E. If you are an |
| oils with natural antibiotic properties and vitamin E | | | | easy bleeder, be sure to check how much vitamin E |
| supplements. It's important to avoid these as well, or | | | | you are actually consuming. |
| consult with your doctor before consuming them. One | | | | Additional flavorings and herbs with blood-thinning |
| wouldn't have ever considered many of these | | | | compounds include olive oil, onions, garlic, jicama and |
| substances as blood thinners! | | | | tree ear. Garlic is almost always at the top of the list |
| Salicylates, for example, are natural blood thinners that | | | | from the doctor of things not to ingest before a |
| block vitamin K. Vitamin K plays an important part in | | | | facelift. Besides being anti-coagulants, both garlic and |
| the body's blood-clotting process. The best known of | | | | onions are natural antibiotics, which can allegedly kill the |
| salicylates is aspirin, but some preservatives, spices | | | | natural stomach bacteria that manufacture Vitamin K. |
| and foods contain them as well. For example, one | | | | Last, But Definitely Not Least |
| should avoid large quantities (again, the doctor should | | | | It's imperative to stop all non-prescription medication |
| advise as to the amount) of ginger, paprika, curry | | | | two weeks before surgery, unless your doctor says |
| powder, cayenne pepper, thyme, cinnamon, dill, | | | | otherwise. He or she will almost always tell the patient |
| oregano, turmeric, licorice and peppermint. | | | | to quit diet pills and herbs, medicines with ibuprofen, |
| Many dried fruits and nuts also contain salicylates | | | | smoking, and the consumption of alcohol for at least |
| either naturally or in their preserved state, like raisins, | | | | this amount of time beforehand. Also, the patient |
| prunes, cherries, grapes, blueberries, cranberries, | | | | should double-check for other natural anticoagulants, |
| strawberries, tangerines and oranges. Other | | | | such as evening primrose oil. |
| substances that can be high in salicylates, which are | | | | |