It is important to know which medication to avoid prior to surgery. The following medications can have effects on bleeding, swelling, increase the risk of blood clots, and cause other problems if taken around the time of surgery.
Please notify our office and speak our surgical staff if you are taking any vitamins, herbal medications/supplements as these can also cause problems during your surgery and should not be taken for one week (7 days) period before surgery and one week after surgery.
It is extremely important that if you come down with a cold, fever, rash, or “any new” medical problem close to your surgery date, you should notify Shape Cosmetic Surgery & MedSpa’s surgical staff immediately.
The following drugs contain aspirin and/or aspirin like effects that may affect your surgery (abnormal bleeding and bruising). These drugs should be avoided one week prior to your surgery.
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Aspirin Medications to Avoid
The following may affect blood clotting:
- 4-Way Cold Tabs
- 5-Aminosalicylic Acid
- Acetilsalicylic Acid
- Actron
- Adprin-B products
- Aleve
- Alka-Seltzer products
- Amigesic Argesic-SA
- Anacin products
- Anexsia w/Codeine
- Arthra-G
- Arthriten products
- Arthritis Foundation products
- Arthritis Pain Formula
- Arthritis Strength BC Powder
- Arthropan
- ASA
- Asacol
- Ascriptin products
- Aspergum
- Asprimox products
- Axotal
- Azdone
- Azulfidine products
- B-A-C
- Backache Maximum Strength Relief
- Bayer Products
- BC Powder
- Bismatrol products
- Buffered Aspirin
- Bufferin products
- Buffetts 11
- Buffex
- Butal/ASA/Caff
- Butalbital Compound
- Cama Arthritis Pain Reliever
- Carisoprodol Compound
- Cataflam
- Cheracol
- Choline Magnesium Trisalicylate
- Choline Salicylate
- Cope
- Coricidin
- Cortisone Medications
- Damason-P
- Darvon Compound-65
- Darvon/ASA
- Diclofenac
- Dipenturn
- Disalcid
- Doan’s products
- Dolobid
- Dristan
- Duragesic
- Easprin
- Ecotrin products
- Empirin products
- Equagesic
- Etodolac
- Excedrin products
- Fiorgen PF
- Fiorinal products
- Flurbiprofen
- Gelpirin
- Genprin
- Gensan
- Goody’s Extra Strength Headache Powders
- Halfprin products
- IBU
- Indomethacin products
- Isollyl Improved
- Kaodene
- Lanorinal
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- Lodine
- Lortab ASA
- Magan
- Magnaprin products
- Magnesium Salicylate
- Magsal
- Marnal
- Marthritic
- Mefenamic Acid
- Meprobamate
- Mesalamine
- Methocarbarnol
- Micrainin
- Mobidin
- Mobigesic
- Momentum
- Mono-Gesic
- Motrin products
- Naprelan
- Naproxen
- Night-Time Effervescent Cold
- Norgesic products
- Norwich products
- Olsalazine
- Orphengesic products
- Orudis products
- Oxycodonc
- Pabalate products
- P-A-C
- Pain Reliever Tabs
- Panasal
- Pentasa
- Pepto-Bismol
- Percodan products
- Phenaphen/Codeine #3
- Pink Bismuth
- Piroxicam Propoxyphene Compound products
- Robaxisal
- Rowasa
- Roxeprin
- Saleto products
- Salflex
- Salicylate products
- Salsalate
- Salsitab
- Scot-Tussin Original 5-Action
- Sine-off
- Sinutab
- Sodium Salicylate
- Sodol Compound
- Soma Compound
- St. Joseph Aspirin
- Sulfasalazine
- Supac
- Suprax
- Synalgos-DC
- Talwin
- Triaminicin
- Tricosal
- Trilisate
- Tussanil DH
- Tussirex products
- Ursinus-Inlay
- Vanquish
- Wesprin
- Willow Bark products
- Zorprin
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Ibuprofen Medications to Avoid
The following may affect blood clotting:
- Acular (opthalmic)
- Advil products
- Anaprox products
- Ansaid
- Clinoril
- Daypro
- Dimetapp Sinus
- Dristan Sinus
- Feldene
- Fenoprofen
- Genpril
- Haltran
- Indochron E-R
- Indocin products
- Ketoprofen
- Ketorolac
- lbuprin
- lbuprofen
- Meclofenamate
- Meclomen
- Menadol
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- Nabumetone
- Nalfon products
- Naprosyn products
- Naprox X
- Nuprin
- Ocufen (opthalmic)
- Oruvail
- Oxaprozin
- Ponstel
- Profenal
- Relafen
- Rhinocaps
- Sine-Aid products
- Sulindac
- Suprofen
- Tolectin products
- Tolmetin
- Toradol
- Voltaren
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Avoid all Diet Aids-Including over the Counter and Herbal
Intensify anesthesia, cardiovascular effects
Other Medications to Avoid
The following may affect blood clotting:
- 4-Way w/ Codeine
- A.C.A.
- A-A Compound
- Accutrim
- Actifed
- Anexsia
- Anisindione
- Anturane
- Arthritis Bufferin
- BC Tablets
- Childrens Advil
- Clinoril C
- Contac
- Coumadin
- Dalteparin injection
- Dicumerol
- Dipyridamole
- Doxycycline
- Emagrin
- Enoxaparin injection
- Flagyl
- Fragmin injection
- Furadantin
- Garlic
- Heparin
- Hydrocortisone
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- Isollyl
- Lovenox injection
- Macrodantin
- Mellaril
- Miradon
- Opasal
- Pan-PACPentoxyfylline
- Persantine
- Phenylpropanolamine
- Prednisone
- Protarnine
- Pyrroxate
- Ru-Tuss
- Salatin
- Sinex
- Sofarin
- Soltice
- Sparine
- Stelazine
- Sulfinpyrazone
- Tenuate
- Tenuate Dospan
- Thorazine
- Ticlid
- Ticlopidine
- Trental
- Ursinus
- Virbamycin
- Vitamin E
- Warfarin
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Salicylate Medication, Foods and Beverages to Avoid
The following may affect blood clotting:
- Amigesic (salsalate)
- Disalcid (salsalate)
- Doan’s (magnesium salicylate)
- Dolobid (diflunisal)
- Magsal
- Pamprin (Maximum Pain Relief)
- Mobigesic
- Pabalate
- Pepto-Bismol (bismuth subsalicylate)
- Salflex (salsalate)
- Salsalate
- Salsitab (salsalate)
- Trilisate (choline salicylate + magnesium salicylate)
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- Almonds
- Apples
- Apricots
- Blackberries
- Boysenberries
- Cherries
- Chinese Black Beans
- Cucumbers
- Currants
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Grapes
- Pickles
- Prunes
- Raspberries
- Strawberries
- Tomatoes
- Wine
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Vitamins and Herbs to Avoid
The following may affect blood clotting as well.
Note: Just because it is not of this list does not mean that it is safe to take while preparing for surgery.
- Ackee fruit
- Alfalfa
- Aloe
- Argimony
- Barley
- Bilberry
- Bitter melon
- Burdock root
- Carrot oil
- Cayenne
- Chamomile
- Chromium
- Coriander
- Dandelion root
- Devil’s club
- Dong Quai root
- Echinacea
- Ephedra
- Eucalyptus
- Fenugreek seeds
- Feverfew
- Fo-tiGarlic
- Ginger
- Gingko
- Gingko biloba
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- Ginseng
- Gmena
- Goldenseal
- Gotu Kola
- Grape seed
- Guarana
- Guayusa
- Hawthorn
- Horse Chestnut
- Juniper
- Kava Kava
- Lavender
- Lemon verbena
- Licorice root
- Ma Huang
- Melatonin
- Muwort
- Nem seed oil
- Onions
- Papaya
- Periwinkle
- Selenium
- St. John’s Wort
- Valerian/Valerian Root
- “The natural Viagra®”
- Vitamin E
- Willow bark
- Yellow root
- Yohimbe
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