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50 East 72nd Stre, 1A, Ne Yrk, Ne Yrk 10021 | Phone212-27-4600 | Fax 917-91-5459 | drjshuazimm.com Pot - oeativstructios oloing Face ift urgy F aceift urgynclude anyroeure the ddlend/o owe acend ek. A faceift proeurean eefom s n mulatoyroedurehe he f oloingimlenstructios refoloed. P rio or urgcal roeure P leseiscotinuell aspirin otainingedicatios 2 es rio or urgy T heem B uffein fo oleteist, leseontact or ice) Begin taing the medcine prscribedforyourprcedr tha needs to be taen prorto surer. An exaple of this is Viamin C andBctroban Otment (Muroci Otment.) Plae aoiddinking aoholadwine 48hour priorto surer. Plae aoiddinking herbatea adtaing hera supplments 1week prorto surer (St. John’s Wor, Ecinechea, OmegaFaty Acids (ish oils). Plae aoidcafeinaedbeveres 48hour priorto surer (coffee, enery drnks). ae hae nothing to ea ordink aterminiht the night befor surer. The mornig ofsugery, plae wae up eal ad wah yourhair neck adfae with the HIBCLENS Soap we prscrbedforyou priorto coming in foryoursurer. Appl Bctroban Otment insid nose with Q-Tip 2x a dy fr 3 dys befre sugery andcontinue fr 2 weeks afer you sugery. Plae wea cotton undrwea t he d of yoursurer. This ma soundlke a unusuarquest, but nyln adsynthetic fabrcs shoulbe aoiddin the operaing room. Plae arve on time, this hels us aoiddlas. Plae arge er to inform you aout the time to arve. A fte r urgy 1) Ting o For you beneit, we wil arrange fr youto stay overniht wih a nuse at a hotel ateryoursurer. Priorto surer, arge forsomeone to tae you home the folwing moring, sta with you,adbring you to the ofice forthe next apointment on Day 4. Afteryoursurer you wilhae adessing You wilneedto keep the incision/suture lnes clean admoist. Clea them 2 - 3times a d with Hydogen Perxid 3 then apl Bactrba (Mpircin) ointment. Do not put ointment overthe paertaes tha hae been appledt o y ourchin adear. �x You ma brsh yourteeth gentl with atoothbrsh oryouringer �x You ma ea anormaldet, but aoidfoods tha ae hadto chew orma upset your stomah. Drink lts of lid. - 50 East 72nd Stre, 1A, Ne Yrk, Ne Yrk 10021 | Phone212-27-4600 | Fax 917-91-5459 | drjshuazimm.com Keep yourheaelevaeda much a possible. Lying l ma increase sweling. Sitting up, waing orrsting with yourheaelvaedis rcommendd Slep with your hea elvaedon 3-4pillws andslep on yourbak rhertha on your sid for the irst 2weeks. Keepcoldcompesses over you ears, jaw, andneck ithere i stil swellig pesent-t least 20 miues every 2 hous. Have a bowl ofwater wih ie, at you si so that youcan keepthe cloth cold Do not pace anything fozn drectly on the ski. Prscrption pan medicaion adsleeping pi ll ma case weaness adprlongedconvascence, so tr non-prscription rmedes irst, i.e. –colcompresses, EtrStrngth Tylnol Grol. If this is ineffective ater 45minutes, use the prscribedmedicaions. Some dscomfor (pain), bledng, brising, adswelng a norma but if you experence prgrssive or one-siddpan, bledng, orexcessive brising or swelng, you must rpor it immediaely to the ofice. Check with Dr Zimm befor rsuming strnuous physicaactivity. You shouldnot be dving if you a stiltaing pan medcaion. Eeglses ca be wor when dessing is rmoved adcontact lnses ca be inseredonly iyou eyes dn’t feel dy. As best as you ca, aoidsun exposure. 2) Ting o Do not bendover lift aything heaier tha 5ls. or engae in vigorous exercise. Do not smoke. Do not dink aohol Do not bump yourface orneck – bewa of rstless/plfulchildn, bedmaes, adpets. Do not put ay prssur on yourface or neck when you sleep. Avoiddrect sunlght a much as possibl for 6weeks, then use sunblck with a lat SPF 3wheneveroutsid. Do not use hot tub orsaunafora last 6weeks Do not ta ke Aspirn, Adil Mtrn, etc. as it ma case bleding. Ask us when to resume otherrutine medicaions . Do not compae yourprgrss with otherpaients, a everone heas dfferentl. 3) Pot p cheule Yourapointments atersurer wilbe on or aoundDay 1, Dy 4, Day 7 ad3 weeks folwing youroperion. Pleae pla acordingl. Ther wilbe severafolow-up visits drng the irt yeafolowing yoursurer. 50 East 72nd Stre, 1A, Ne Yrk, Ne Yrk 10021 | Phone212-27-4600 | Fax 917-91-5459 | drjshuazimm.com Day 1 : This wilbe a the hotelthe moring atersurer. A lght dssing orneck str wilbe apled Day 4: The sutures (stitches) undrthe chin adin frnt of the ear ae rmoved This i s rlivel painlss, so do not become over concerned You ma showerad wah yourharby ltting the waerjust rn overyourhair d not use shampoo. If brising ha staedto go aa, begin wa comprsses to dcreae bruising, aeraing with the colcomprsses to minimize sweling. Day 7: Alrmaining suturs adclps ae rmoved. The paertaes ae rmoved You ma then begin s hampooing yourhargently using the pams of yourhads. Bay shampoo is prferrdto wah the hair With 9 of ourpaients, most of the sweling adbrising dsapeas by Day 1 Mst of the rsidasweling wilprbal be rsoledby Week 6but the ver lst 1 of sweling ma tae up to afulyeato disapea. R eumngctivtie 1 Drving –1week 2 Alohol –2weeks 3 Smoking –1month 4 Retur to wor orschool–usua 2-3weeks (sometimes sooner 5 Harcolring orperaent –56weeks 6 Recraionalswimming, jogging, tennis, weight lfting, arbics, cycling, sex, etc. –3weeks 7 Competitive spors, contact spors, skiing, dving –6weeks 8 Anything ele –plae ask us! D ie 1 Begin with bldfoods (clealquids, brths, etc.) andaace as tolred 2 Avoidaohol smoking, nicotine, dcaffeine, forthese wildmaical slw dwn the heaing prcess. M EDIATN T ae medicaions a dirctedby yourprscrptions. I f pan is mil you ma tae extrstrngth Tylenolinsteadpermaufacturers drctions. D o not take any podts containig Ibuofn or Api (inclung Avi, Mil, etc.) in p lace ofpi medine. O ccaiona, you ma encounterasor throa de to aesthesia Lozenges, such as Cepacolca h el to rlieve this tempor dscomfor. P LASE EFER OUR EDIATNCHEDUL HEETOR ORE ORMATN ON WHEN KE OUR EDIATN. TI AS PROVIED NOUR ACKET 50 East 72nd Stre, 1A, Ne Yrk, Ne Yrk 10021 | Phone212-27-4600 | Fax 917-91-5459 | drjshuazimm.com WHAT XPECTFTR OUR URGERY S ome brising adsweling is norabut icing wil hel to minimize it. T he lips ma become d frm brahing thrugh the mouth; you ma use Vaeline orCha Stick to l ubrcae them. O ccaiona, you ma have afeverup to 115 in the irst 4hours adthis is norma N aseaorvomiting ca occurateryoursurer forthe irst 2hours folowing surer. Plase n otify us if you a experiencing sever naseaadvomiting adae unal to keep lquids dwn. R esuming sociaactivities adrturing to wor dpendupon the lvelof physicaactivity ad p ublc contact you rquire, a wela the swellng andbrising you ma dvelp. Whil the aer e p aient is al to rsume wor adsociaativities in afew ds, this is not the case foreverone. N umbness in face adeas is noraup to ayeaaftersurer. I tchy feelng is normaadis asign of heang in the fae. W ith time the pinkish colormae by the incisions wilfa, ahough the use of sunblck wil e xpedte the healng prcess Y o ill beeevnga hoeall o icefte urgy leseharell cocens nd uetios ith s. ur hoeume s 212) 27 - 4600.