Pre-surgical instructions

You need to bring:

1. 1.Personal identification documents.
2. 2.The results of your pre-surgical tests: blood work (complete blood count, glucose, urea and coagulation panel) and an electrocardiogram with surgical risk assessment.
3. 3.X-rays and/or CT scans, if applicable.
4. 4.The informed consent form signed by the patient, or by responsible family members if the patient is under 18.
5. 5.Where applicable, the documents and authorisations from your health insurance.

Surgery must be performed after at least 6 hours without liquids and 8 hours without solid food.

If the procedure is in the morning, we recommend having dinner as usual the day before and not eating or drinking anything on the morning of surgery. If it is scheduled for the afternoon, ideally have a light breakfast at 6 or 8 am and then fast from liquids and solids. Breakfast can be a tea with sugar (not sweetener) and two biscuits, or similar.

It is important not to take aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) during the week before the procedure, because it interferes with blood clotting. For any other medication, please ask us. After surgery, antibiotics are prescribed.

Smoking has been shown to cause problems that interfere with normal healing. It is not essential, but we recommend not smoking during the week before the procedure. It is even more important not to smoke in the days after surgery.

It is normal to feel some anxiety in the days before surgery. Depending on the case, we prescribe anti-anxiety medication (clonazepam or alprazolam) one or more days before the procedure.

• Wear comfortable clothes that don't go over your head, such as a shirt or a zip-up jacket; avoid T-shirts and jumpers. You don't need special clothing: the surgical centre provides what is needed to enter the operating room.
• Let us know if you have any pre-existing condition, special health condition or allergy to any medication.
• Ask us about any questions you may have. For that you will have our personal mobile numbers and other ways to reach us (email, SMS, and the phone numbers of the practice and the rest of the surgical team).

For those who travel specifically for the procedure, we usually meet at the practice one or two days before surgery for the complete aesthetic, functional and photographic assessment. During that visit we go over all the goals of the procedure, simulate the desired result with software and answer any questions.