Please make sure you report, during the pre-operative consultation, all the medications you are taking.

    Any medicine containing aspirin (enquire with your druggist if necessary) must be discontinued or substituted by your family doctor for two weeks before the operation and at least one week after the surgery.

    Birth Control pills or any medication containing sex hormones (used for menopause or after gynecological operations) must be discontinued for two months after a chemical peel, laser skin resurfacing or dermabrasion, in order to decrease the risk of hyperpigmentation of the treated skin. You can continue with these medications for any other type of facial surgery.

    Post-surgical depression is not unusual and is unrelated to the course or outcome of your surgery. It is not profound and dissipates within three to ten days without medication.