Preparation for surgery begins with practical things. Think about your diet – before and after surgery. Quality and proper nutrition is an important segment in the preparation of your surgery.
Everything you take into your body affects your appearance, both the skin itself and deeper structures such as nerves, blood vessels, cartilage and muscles. In addition to the intake of important substances and energy for a healthy life, a good balance helps you to activate and stimulate the healing mechanisms, thus accelerating your return to the daily active rhythm of life.
All of the above is a good reason to start thinking about a diet regimen before undergoing surgery. Proper eating habits help you maintain your new and fresh look for as long as possible. Generally speaking, a healthy diet includes plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, complex carbohydrates, such as wholemeal bread, cereals, and pasta (especially whole grains). This certainly includes quality meat (eg low-fat poultry meat) or its protein substitute.
Do not engage in any restrictive diet for at least a month before surgery.
If you have decided to lose weight, try to achieve this at a slow pace, reducing the caloric value of intake and increasing daily physical activity. Vegetarians need to be especially careful to ingest sufficient levels of amino acids essential for wound healing.
A good and balanced diet ensures the intake of sufficient supplies of nutrients that promote optimal healing. Eg. Vitamin C is a necessary ingredient for the formation of collagen, the connective fibers found in the subcutaneous tissue. Vitamin K accelerates blood clotting. If your diet is not ideal, talk about it with your doctor or, better yet, one of the nutritionists.