6 健康 Tips For A Smoother Surgical Recovery

How Your Pre-Op Care Impacts Your Post-Op Healing

How do you make your post-op recovery faster, easier, more comfortable? 一切都从术前开始!

Prioritizing overall wellness is always important, but it especially makes an impact during surgical recovery. Your body needs to have the building blocks required to support your healing process.

这里有六个简单的方法来提高和 加快整形术后恢复!

1. 戒酒 & 戒烟

你不必在手术前卧床休息, but you should begin to take it easy in some areas, including tobacco and alcohol consumption at least 6 weeks prior to surgery. 吸烟和饮酒会减少血液流动 这会阻碍愈合并延长整个伤口 术后恢复时间表.

2. 蛋白质是一切!

手术后, your body is in rebuilding itself and recovering strength. 手术后, 你的身体会经历分解代谢阶段, which essentially is your body breaking things down. You need to have protein stores to act as building blocks during the catabolic phase. When you consume protein after surgery, it aids the efficiency of healing. If you are not getting enough protein, try adding additional amino acids to your diet.

3. 吃彩虹 

Have you been “eating the rainbow” when it comes to fruits and vegetables? 如果你的答案是肯定的，那么很好——继续! But if you’re like most people and your answer is no, then invest in a good multivitamin. Our bodies should always be getting the things they need to thrive, but this is especially important when preparing for surgery.

4. 利用益生菌的力量

Probiotics have been proven to decrease the risk of GI infections in the colon, but also decrease upper respiratory infections and UTIs in women! This is once again proving how big of an impact 我们的肠道健康 对我们的整体健康有什么影响.

Probiotics also decrease two main inflammatory markers, which is huge for surgery recovery. 炎症是治愈的敌人, so probiotics can help keep inflammation down while promoting overall health.

5. 多买些维生素

Give yourself a boost by introducing new vitamins into your regimen. Vitamin C and calcium are great in the beginning stages of healing. The final stages of healing end at around 6 months or so, zinc and magnesium are excellent for that final stage.

And we can’t stress this enough: across the entirety of your healing journey, 蛋白质将是你最好的朋友!

6. 每个人的最爱:睡觉

这是我们愈合和重建的时候. Can’t quite get those 8+ hours of restful sleep? 试着褪黑激素! Melatonin is a hormone that is naturally released by our bodies as a response to darkness. 使用这种补充剂有助于促进睡眠, establishes an optimal circadian rhythm and works as a strong antioxidant.

Do You Feel Completely Prepared For Your Upcoming Surgery? 

The entire Donaldson整形外科 team is here to make sure you feel taken care of post-operatively. While the above tips are generally universal for easing your recovery, you are still an individual! You have unique responses to different foods, supplements and lifestyle decisions. By getting to know you a little better, we can make sure 你经历的方方面面 is customized for optimal results – from your initial surgical prep all the way to your overall wellness plan.

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作者简介

With more than 17 years in family practice and sports medicine, Dr. 玛格丽特韦斯顿 has become one of Ohio’s leading functional wellness experts. She uses her wealth of experience to create customized pre- and post-operative plans for Donaldson整形外科 patients in an effort to help each individual recover faster and fully – while preserving their incredible results.