Avoid any supplements, food or drink that thin the blood (see list on back). Please stop all blood-thinning products at least a week prior (Alcohol 48 hrs.) to your procedure. Alternatively, if you are on blood-thinning medications, it is very important that you continue to take these unless you have been cleared to stop them by the prescribing physician. A Bromelain supplement is thought to decrease bruising and swelling. For best results take 500 mg twice daily for 1 week prior and 1 week after your procedure.
After your visit
Ice and cold packs to affected area for 20 min intervals on the day of service. Arnica sublingual tablets/pellets work the fastest to eliminate bruises and can be purchased at CVS, Walgreens and Wal Mart pharmacies. Hold off on exercising or bending over for at least an hour after your procedure. Both of these activities can increase the blood flow to your head and increase the risk of bruising.
If severe bruising is seen, please call the office at 321-729-4243.
Herbs and Supplements
Avoid the following herbs and supplements for two weeks before your appointment
- Bilberry
- Cayenne (red pepper)
- Dong Quai
- Echinacea
- Feverfew
- Fish Oil or Oily fish like Salmon or Cod
- Garlic
- St. John’s Wort
- Ginkgo
- Ginger
- Ginseng
- Guarana
- Hawthorne
- Kava Kava
- Licorice Root
- Ma Huang
- Meadowsweet
- Melatonin
- Niacin
- Red Clover
- Tumeric
- Valerian
- Vitamin E
- White Willow
- Yorhimbe