Pre-Surgery Dietary & Medication Restrictions: A Comprehensive Guide

When consulting with your surgeon, you should make sure to mention any and all medications, vitamins, and herbal supplements that you take regularly. This includes all over-the-counter medications.

Salicylates

Salicylates are natural blood thinners. They can produce an effect on the blood similar to that of ibuprofen and aspirin.

Here is a list of food products and drugs that various surgeons do not want their patients taking prior to breast augmentation surgery because of the Salicylates they contain. If you are taking or consuming any of the following, consult your doctor before surgery.

Foods Containing Salicylates

Almonds
Apples
Apricots
Blackberries
Boysenberries Cherries
Chinese Black Beans
Cucumbers
Currants
Garlic
Ginger
Grapes
Pickles
Prunes Raspberries
Strawberries
Tomatoes
Wine

Drugs Containing Salicylates

Amigesic (salsalate)
Disalcid (salsalate)
Doan's (magnesium salicylate)
Dolobid (diflunisal)
Magsal
Pamprin (Maximum Pain Relief)
Mobigesic
Pepto-Bismol (bismuth subsalicylate)
Salflex (salsalate)
Salsalate
Salsitab (salsalate)
Trilisate (choline salicylate + magnesium salicylate)