Restrictions before surgery:

• Avoid Aspirin, or products containing Aspirin, for at least two weeks before surgery to minimise bleeding and bruising. Anti-inflammatory drugs for arthritis and joint problems should also be stopped.
• Avoid Vitamin E, or multivitamin preparations containing Vitamin E (alphatocopherol), for a minimum of seven days before surgery as it can increase capillary bleeding.
• Avoid sunburn two weeks before surgery.
• Avoid alcohol for at least one day before surgery, and preferably longer.
• Avoid smoking and smoky atmospheres for two weeks before surgery and one week afterwards.