Miscellaneous
In this episode, Kym and Dr. Park discuss the big and small details, and the dos and don'ts when preparing for your plastic surgery operation. Plus, Dr. Park stresses the need to relax, avoid unnecessary anxiety, get rest, and sleep well leading up to your surgery. It's a very safe time in medicine to have elective surgery. Trust the surgical process, and know that he and his staff are going to take good care of you. Click here to learn more about Infusion IV Therapy before and after your surgery? Schedule a consultation with Dr. Christopher Park Key Takeaways: Drink lots of water, eat protein, take vitamins, and rest before your surgery. Don't eat within at least eight hours of surgery. Get new bedding, buy gauze, and pick up your prescriptions for your recovery at home before your surgery. Dr. Parks will walk you thru the procedure before the surgery with a pre-operation appointment. If the surgery risk outweighs the reward, we're not going to operate. Once Dr. Park evaluates that you are a reasonable candidate for surgery, please trust the process, and be confident that you're going to have a very comfortable experience. Sponsor The Park Clinic in Mobile, Alabama Dr. Park Says: I am a physician first and a plastic surgeon second. I'm a father and a husband after that. I'm a businessman way down on the low end of the spectrum. This is not about generating revenues. It's about taking care of people. - Dr. Park If you have medical issues, we want those as well controlled as possible. If you have diabetes, obviously it can be treated, we need to make sure you're treated well. - Dr. Park We will see each other several times before surgery, and we're going to have a consultation or at least a pre-op appointment. - Dr. Park It's very important to rest before surgery and sleep well. And then it's also vital to get things ready at home. - Dr. Park There's no reason to stop exercising even till the day of surgery. - Dr. Park We do like you to take your important medicines like blood pressure medicines, thyroid medicines, the day of surgery. - Dr. Park We're going to explain everything we're going to do, and then you'll go back to the operating room. It's a very comfortable experience. The next thing you'll remember will probably be an hour after the surgery. - Dr. Park It's a very safe time in our lives in medicine to proceed with elective surgery. - Dr. Park Infusion therapy preoperatively and post-operatively will give you that bolus of vitamins that will help you heal. - Dr. Park I like to give my patients their prescriptions in the office at their pre-op appointment several days before surgery. - Dr. Park We don't want you ill at the time of this operation, especially if it's bacterial. - Dr. Park If somebody has a history of cardiac disease or stents or anything, then we like to have them see their cardiologist. - Dr. Park