Pre-Operative Shopping List
There's lots to do and buy before your facial rejuvenation procedure, and much of it is detailed in our comprehensive article on preparing for surgery. Now, we will make it even easier for you to avoid that last-minute scramble with our click-and-print shopping list. You may already have many of the items on hand.
Here's a handy guide for what you may need before, during and after your procedure:
Pharmacy:
___ Rx Pain Medications ________________________
___ Rx Antibiotics __________________________________
___ Approved over-the-counter pain medications such as acetaminophen
___ Pill case
___ Surgical dressings/surgical supplies (as recommended by your surgeon)
___ Hibiclens or antibacterial soap
___ Thermometer
___ Mild stool softeners (like Colace)
___ Scar minimizers such as silicone sheeting
___ Bromelain or Arnica montana supplements
___ Hot water bottles/heating pads for your back
Grocery Store:
___ Frozen bags of berries or peas (to use as cold packs)
___ Crackers
___ Bottled water or other beverages
___ Frozen dinners/easy-to-prepare comfort foods
___ Pudding and/or Jell-O
Department Store or Other:
___ Several fluffy pillows
___ Journal
___ Pens
___ Charged laptop computer, cell phone, e-reader or tablet, video game console, or electronic device of choice
___ Pajamas, robe or oversized, comfortable shirts that button in the front
___ Slippers (or several pair of thick socks)
___ Hair "scrunchies"
___ Charged iPod or stack of CDs
___ Night-light
___ Movies on DVD
___ Magazines or newspapers
___ A few bestsellers or classics you have been meaning to read
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Yael Halaas, MD, FACS
60 East 56th Street
3rd Floor
New York, NY 10022
(332) 239-6439
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Cosmetic Surgery Associates of New York
465 Columbus Avenue
370
Valhalla, NY 10595
(914) 421-0113
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Min S. Ahn MD
FACSThe Aesthetic Wellness Center
2 Connector Road, #2C
Westborough, MA 01581
508-366-2020