Why We Have Patients Stop Supplements Before Surgery ⬇️ Before surgery, we ask all patients to stop their supplements for two to four weeks. It is not because we do not want you optimized. It is because many supplements are blended together and include ingredients like green tea, turmeric, and vitamin E that can affect bleeding time, clotting time, bruising, and your safety during surgery. During your consultation, we give you a full list of which supplements to pause and when to stop them. This
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Why We Have Patients Stop Supplements Before Surgery ⬇️ Before surgery, we ask all patients to stop their supplements for two to four weeks. It is not because we do not want you optimized. It is because many supplements are blended together and include ingredients like green tea, turmeric, and vitamin E that can affect bleeding time, clotting time, bruising, and your safety during surgery. During your consultation, we give you a full list of which supplements to pause and when to stop them. This
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