Pre-Op Instructions for Skin Surgery
Diego Marra, MD., Fort Worth
Instructions for patients.
Instructions for patients.
- Eat a moderate breakfast or lunch the day of surgery, unless instructed otherwise.
- The following medications should preferably be stopped prior to surgery. These medications are blood thinners and can increase the risk of bleeding:
- Stop 10-14 days priuor to surgery: Aspirin and aspirin containing products such as Ecotrin and Bufferin; Asperin-like medications/Arthritis medications, i.e. Motrin, Advil, Aleve, Naprosyn, ibuprofen, etc.
- Stop 3-5 days prior to surgery: Coumadin, Warfarin, Plavix, Heparin.
- Stop 10 days prior to surgery: fish oil, garlic supplements.
- You should take all other regularily prescribed medications as usual.
- Please do not plan on leaving town for at least 1 week after surgery. If you need to leave town within 1 week of your scheduled surgery, your procedure will need to be rescheduled.
- We recommend a shower the evening or morning before surgery and freshly laundered clothes to help reduce the chance of infection. Wear a shirt or blouse that buttons up the front.
- Do not apply makeup, cream or shaving lotion, etc. to the affected area.
- A container for contact lenses or dentrues should be brought.
- Do not smoke one week prior to surgery. Smoking and blood levels of nicotine will interfere with would healing. Also, avoid alcohol the day prior to surgery.
- On the day of surgery a family member or friend should accompany you. Due to space limitations, however, we ask that you limit those accompanying you into the waiting room to one other person.
- Remember to take antibiotics on time if you were instructed to do so.
- If you have any questions, please feel free to call our office at 817-921-2838. Please be aware that we have scheduled a specific time for you. Should you need to cancel your appointment, please give us at lease 48 hours notice.