Smoking
If you smoke, the likelihood of wound healing problems and other complications increases. Smoking must be avoided completely for at least two weeks prior to surgery. “Cutting down” is not enough to remove the adverse effects that smoking has on wound healing.

Stop
If you take Vitamin E, Aspirin or Arnica, discontinue use for at least two weeks before surgery.

Post-Surgical recommendations
• Plastic surgeries can help reduce problems caused by aging, fat or genetics. But the results don’t last forever and the patient should engage in a healthy lifestyle.
• Depending on the procedure, the surgeon will recommend a rest period and getting back to a daily routine should take days. It is also necessary to find someone able to take care of the patient (feeding and giving medications).
• Keep the surgeon’s phone number always by your side.
• Make-up should not be worn in any treated area.
• Avoid spicy or fat food that may enrage your stomach.
• Keep proper hygienic conditions to avoid an infection.
• Take only the pain medication prescribed by the Doctor.
• Do not apply anything on your incisions that has not been prescribed for you.
• Use only soap and water to clean the place of incision.
• If there is persistent redness or if you have a fever, consult with your doctor.

Here are some frequent questions that could help you as a guide for the recovery process. These cares can vary so you should better ask the surgeon for your specific care.

Face and eyes:
1) Take off the bandages the day after the surgery. It is also important to wash the face and hair gently using shampoo.
2) From the next day on, hair should be washed daily.
3) The patient should sleep using two pillows to keep the head raised.
4) The hands should be used to comb the hair for the next two weeks after the surgery. Later, the patient can use a brush.
5) Walk for a few minutes everyday inside your house.
6) It is better to remain seated during the day than laid down.
7) Make up shouldn’t be used until a week later.
8) Contact lenses can be used a week after the surgery.
9) Wait at least a week to color your hair.
10) Don’t use a hair dryer for at least two weeks.
11) Don’t bend for a week.
12) Side sleeping is allowed since the surgery day.
13) You can wear glasses a day after the surgery.
14) Exercises are not allowed until one month after the surgery.

Breast augmentation, reduction or mammoplasty.
1) Don’t take off your bra for two days.
2) After two days, you can take off your bra and wash yourself daily with soap and water.
3) The bra should be worn during day and night at least for two weeks.

Abdomen:
1) Try to walk since the surgery day. If you cannot, you should begin the next day. Walk for four to five minutes five times a day.
2) You should take a bath daily.
3) Keep your feet raised when seated. This can be done by resting your feet on a table or seating on the bed.
4) Since the surgery day, the patient must breath deep and must cough every 15 minutes.
5) Cover the wound with gauze or sanitary towels mainly in the sites of drainage.
6) Don’t exercise for a month.
7) Take the medication prescribed by the surgeon.
8) Wear the body belt during day and night for 15 days. After three weeks, you can wear it only during the day for two more weeks.

Liposuction:
1) The patient must wear the body belt for 48 hours.
2) After 48 hours, you should change your body belt and take a bath.
3) After two days, the patient must take a daily shower.
4) Don’t exercise for four weeks.
5) Avoid sun exposure on the treated areas for three months. If you expose before, you must use sun block.

Nose:
1) Change the bandage every time it is dirty.
2) Keep the dorsal nasal plaster dry.
3) Avoid any physical effort for two weeks.
4) Don’t bend for two weeks.
5) Don’t exercise for a month.
6) Don’t wear glasses during the healing process.