Before Midlife Eye Surgery <Q&A> Director Kim Hyun-jo Answers Your Questions!

Before Midlife Eye Surgery <Q&A>

Director Kim Hyun-jo Answers Your Questions!

Hello.

This is Objet Plastic Surgery.

Before midlife eye surgery,

food, regular medications,

and even lifestyle habits such as exercise or sauna use

there are more things to take care of

than you might expect.

You may already be mentally prepared

for the surgery itself,

but in the days just before surgery,

those small details you need to manage

can feel even more overwhelming.

Especially in midlife,

many people already take regular medications

and have established daily routines,

a single small habit can have an effect on recovery,

which can feel even more significant.

So today,

we’ve organized three questions

that are often asked in the consultation room

and will answer them in order.

We’ll go through them one by one in the main section,

so if you read through to the end,

it may help you with the preparation stage.

Before midlife eye surgery,

What you should take care of before alcohol or cigarettes

The first thing you should take care of

is the fasting period.

Because surgery is often performed

together with sedation anesthesia,

you should fast starting about 6 hours before surgery.

This is not just a hospital rule;

it is directly related to safety.

If food remains in the stomach

while under sedation anesthesia,

and vomiting occurs,

stomach contents can enter the airway

and affect breathing.

Water and beverages

are also included in the fasting period.

There are no major restrictions

on the type of food itself,

but

if you eat something very salty the day before surgery,

it can affect swelling the next day.

When salt enters the body,

it tends to hold water between tissues,

which can make the face look more swollen

during the early recovery period.

Stews, ramen, and spicy late-night snacks

are better avoided for a few days before surgery.

Next is alcohol and cigarettes.

This is especially important

because it has a major effect on recovery.

The substances in cigarettes

cause peripheral blood vessels to constrict.

Simply put,

this means the path for blood flowing to the surgical area

becomes narrower.

If blood cannot circulate sufficiently,

wounds heal more slowly,

and it also takes longer for scar marks

to settle in more lightly.

Especially in midlife,

skin does not bounce back

at the same speed as in your twenties,

and if smoking is added on top of that,

unfavorable conditions for recovery overlap.

Alcohol works in a similar way.

When you drink,

blood vessels temporarily widen,

which can make bruising or swelling

around the surgical area more noticeable than usual.

Ideally,

you should stop smoking and drinking

starting 2 weeks before surgery,

and continue the same approach

for at least 2 weeks after surgery as well.

Before midlife eye surgery,

A medication <checklist> you must review

This is the part people usually ask about

most carefully.

In midlife, it is common to have medications

that you take regularly for blood pressure, diabetes,

or blood circulation.

That is why checking medications before surgery

becomes even more important than it is for patients in their twenties.

First, to go over supplements:

if they are not absolutely necessary,

it is better to pause them before surgery.

Ingredients such as omega-3,

vitamin E,

and ginkgo leaf extract

can have a blood-thinning effect,

which may affect bleeding or bruising during surgery.

If possible, it is safer

to stop them well in advance.

Prescription medications require a more cautious approach.

In particular, if you are taking

the following medications,

you need to consult the medical staff in advance.

– Platelet aggregation inhibitors such as aspirin

– Anticoagulants such as warfarin

– Antipyretic, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory drugs

taken for headaches or joint pain

– Circulation-improving medications

These medications are generally stopped

about 1 to 2 weeks before surgery,

and restarted about 3 to 4 days later,

after hemostasis has stabilized following surgery.

However, the timing may vary depending on

the type of medication and your individual health condition,

so it is safer to adjust it

according to the medical team’s guidance.

The most important point here is

that you should not stop them on your own.

It is essential to first consult the internist

who prescribed your regular medication,

and decide together when to stop

and when to restart it.

If you bring the exact list of medications you take

when you visit Objet Plastic Surgery,

you can receive accurate guidance during the consultation.

Exercise? Sauna? Dieting?

Avoid this period before and after surgery

First, let’s look at exercise.

Light walking is possible

starting right after surgery.

It may even help circulation.

However, vigorous cardio that makes you sweat heavily

or heavy weightlifting

is better postponed until at least 3 to 4 weeks later.

When your heart rate rises,

blood pressure rises as well,

and if the pressure going to the surgical area increases,

swelling or bruising may become more noticeable again.

Saunas, bathhouses, and swimming pools

follow the same idea.

If you stay in a hot place for a long time,

blood vessels expand

and your body temperature rises,

which can make swelling that had been going down

become more noticeable again.

For this part as well,

if you leave a comfortable margin of 3 to 4 weeks,

you can go more at ease.

Dieting is also something

you should definitely mention.

If you had a consultation in January

and scheduled surgery for April,

and in the meantime lost 5 kg or 10 kg,

the facial contours you first saw

may have changed.

That is because as fat decreases,

the degree to which the eyelids look hollow

and the appearance of sagging skin

can also change.

Midlife eye surgery

is not a procedure planned by looking only at the eyes;

because it is designed within the overall facial balance,

it is best to receive a consultation

when your weight is stable.

The last thing to mention is

a history of lifting procedures.

Light lasers that refine the skin surface

are not a major issue,

but procedures such as Ulthera, Thermage, and InMode,

which deliver thermal energy deep into the skin,

are a little different.

These procedures create changes

in the internal structure of the tissue,

so the dissection process during surgery

may become more difficult.

They may also affect the surgical results

or the recovery process,

so if you recently had such a procedure,

it is best to let us know in full during the consultation.

Today, we organized and explained

the three points that are commonly asked about

before surgery.

The few days before entering the operating room

can be a small but important time

that may affect recovery.

At Objet Plastic Surgery,

Director Kim Hyun-jo does not look at only one part

of the eyelids in midlife eye surgery,

but instead examines the overall facial proportions,

including the position of the forehead and eyebrows,

the degree of skin sagging,

and how the muscles move,

before deciding on the direction of surgery.

We also check the patient’s condition,

the medications they are taking,

and lifestyle habits,

and provide guidance from the preparation stage

so recovery can proceed smoothly.

That concludes our post from Objet Plastic Surgery.

Thank you.

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• The effectiveness of the procedure may vary from person to person, and side effects may occur. We recommend that you be sure to have sufficient consultation with the medical staff in advance before deciding on the procedure.