- Performing routine medical tests including CBC,PT,PTT,INR,FBS,BUN,CR
- Talk to your surgeon about any allergy to food or drugs
- You have to
- You’re strongly advised to inform your surgeon of your special disease like thyroid problem, diabetes, anemia, thalassemia, blood clotting problems
- It is strongly recommended talking to your surgeon about problems in which you’ve during previous anesthesia.
- You must tell your surgeon if you take a special medicine. Refrain taking such drugs as aspirin, ibuprofen, Gelofen, vitamin E, indomethacin, naproxen and Advil as much as possible for two weeks prior to rhinoplasty.
- Make sure that you’re not pregnant. You can ask your physician for essential medical tests if necessary.
- Stop smoking for four weeks, or at least one week and also stop drinking alcohol a few days before rhinoplasty.
- taking professional photos of the face and the nose
- Stop eating and drinking for 8 hours before the surgery. Pay attention nothing including water is allowable during this period
- It is sufficient to avoid eating for 8 hours before surgery. So more avoidance is not necessary.
- Eat a nutritious light meal for dinner 8 hours before rhinoplasty
- Some people wrongly eat a high-fat food to strengthen previous to surgery. It induces nausea and vomiting following rhinoplasty. So try to eat nutritious light food which can be easily digested.
- You must come to the hospital for surgery while you’ve previously taken a shower.
- Keep your appointment for surgery and attend hospital at the scheduled time.
- If possible, bring two relatives or friend to the hospital with you
- Men are advised to shave off their face
- Fashion nails and nail polish shouldn’t be worn by women to hospital
- Take off your jewelry such as ring and earrings at home, and then come to the hospital.
- Remember taking your contact lenses off prior to rhinoplasty
- You’d better avoid wearing make-up on the day of surgery
- You would better wear a comfortable button-front shirt on the surgery day to avoid pulling the shirt over your head.
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