Preparing for Recovery

Helping you manage a speedy recovery is one of our primary missions. We feel that your surgical experience is a partnership and there are things you can do prior to your surgery to ensure the best outcome possible.

Your personality and attitude plays an important part in your recovery. Dr. Reath explains how on one of our Truth-O-Meter Tuesday videos.

Vitamins

More people take some sort of multi-vitamin or herbal supplement but very few think to disclose their vitamins to their doctor and anesthesiologist prior to surgery. After all, they're just vitamins, they don't count as a medication right? Wrong!

You may not have given much thought to this but herbs, and products that contain them, are packaged as nutritional supplements and will not provide warnings, dosage information or suggested usage instructions. As a result, many people incorrectly assume that a "natural" medicines are inherently safer than a pharmaceutical drug. This is not only untrue; it's an assumption that can be dangerous if a person is facing surgery. Many people facing surgery fail to disclose their herbal supplement use out of fear of being ridiculed by their doctor. (Who would think that licorice could be dangerous?)The fact is, your doctors want and need to know what you are taking to ensure your safe recovery.

We have a page on our webiste which lists the commonly taken supplements that can interfere with your surgery. How? Some cause post-surgical bleeding, worsen Inflammation, raise blood pressure or alter your sugar levels. The best advice is to quit all herbal supplements three weeks prior to your surgery. If in doubt, don't take it. 

Click Here to Read More About Vitamins for Plastic Surgery.

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Our Surgical Recovery Kits: A Great Personal Touch

Our Surgical Recovery Kits are a great personal touch. Patients tell us that the recovery kits we include with their surgeries are an area that really sets us apart. Each recovery kit contains items hand-picked to make your recovery faster and more pleasant. They are packaged in an attractive quilted spa bag. We put together everything you’ll need after surgery so you don’t have to. People who have had surgery with other doctors are amazed that we include these kits at no charge for all of our surgery patients.

New! We now include customized medical-grade silicone shapes in all of our recovery kits. They are medically proven to aid in healing and reduce the appearance of scars. Silicone shapes put direct pressure on the incision site, which is the best method to achieve a less noticeable scar. In contrast to scar gels and creams, silicone sheets are more convenient to use because they are not greasy, do not stain, and do not stick to clothes. Pictured left is the breast lift silicone shape. (an $80 value)

Dr. Reath and Mandi discuss the benefits of silicone sheeting in a recent Truth-O-Meter Tuesday video.

Now many patients are asking if they can purchase our recovery kits for friends and family having surgery out of state (or even with another doctor here in Knoxville!) So, by popular demand, our recovery kits are now available for purchase and we will even ship them for you. Just call us and let us know which procedure kit you need and where it needs to go.

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