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Is It Safe To Have Bromelain Before Facelift Surgery?

Posted on Thu, 18 Sep 2014

Question: I am a 58 year old male, non smoker and jog daily. I am having a endoscopic brow lift, deep plane facelift and a neck lift on the 13th September 2014. Is it safe to take 500mg of Bromelain twice daily and Arnica XXXXXXX 6x, 4 tablets 3 times per day before the surgery, if yes when should i start. Some websites say it causes bleeding? I also take velvet bean 3 x 120mg of l - dopa daily for a very slight essential head tremor, is it safe to keep on taking that before the surgery, i have also read that it causes bleeding?

Answered by Dr. Shanthi E (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
no clinical trials to prove the same

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

I have read your query. I see that there are no clinical trials done to prove the same about Bromelain or Arnica XXXXXXX for that matter. Same is the case with Velvet bean.

There are no sufficient medical data to prove their efficacy. Hence I suggest that you not take them all.

And yes, you can continue to take L-dopa, no harm in that. It does not cause bleeding.

Take care and wish you good luck for the surgeries.

Regards,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju

Follow up: Dr. Shanthi E (1 hour later)

Dear Dr. Shanthi,

Thank you so much for the quick reply, it is appreciated. Is there anything i could take before my cosmetic surgery which would help to ease the bruising and swelling and make my face heal quicker?

Kind Regards,
XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Shanthi E (18 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
take supplements after surgery

Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX

It is only after the surgery that you would require supplements, and not before it.

I would suggest you to take a tablet of vitamin C daily from the day of your surgery for a minimum of 3 weeks. In XXXXXXX it comes with the brand name Limcee.

Other than this, you can take a capsule of Cod liver oil and vitamin E supplement daily for faster healing and anti-oxidant properties of the same.

Regards,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju

Follow up: Dr. Shanthi E (44 hours later)

Dear Dr. Shanthi,

Good afternoon. I sometime get stomach cramps and i take 1 tablet of Mebeverine
HCI 135mg 3 times daily 20 minutes before food, can i keep taking this before my surgery?

Kind Regards,
XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Shanthi E (19 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Stop it one day before the surgery

Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX

You can take Mebeverine up to just one day before the surgery. Stop it a day before the surgery because as part of pre-anesthetic evaluation and medications, you would be given atropine to relax the intestines.

Wish you good luck.

Take care!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar