
At the California Center for Plastic Surgery, Dr. A. Friedman, a renowned anti-aging specialist helps cosmetic surgery patients heal faster and better after plastic surgery by optimizing their nutritional and hormonal state. Dr. A. Friedman and
Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Sean Younai with their team of specialists offer both an oral nutritional supplement program as well as an intravenous (I.V.) nutritional therapy program. Both programs have been specifically formulated to meet the unique demands of specific plastic surgery procedures such as Los Angeles tummy tuck, body contouring, breast augmentation, and facial plastic surgery.
What is I.V. nutritional therapy? Intravenous Nutritional Therapy is a method of delivering vitamins, minerals, and amino acids directly into the bloodstream and is used to correct intracellular nutrient deficiencies. Oral intake of such high doses is simply not effective due to absorption limitations from the digestive process, especially after surgery. Patients can get up to 10 times the nutrients in one treatment as they could get orally in one day. A good example of this is the use of Vitamin C when trying to overcome a cold due to a viral infection.
How is the I.V. Therapy administered? At the California Center for Plastic Surgery, I.V. Nutritional therapy is administered in a most comfortable and private setting where the they are lying down or reclining on a bed.
Beverly Hills plastic surgery patients can rest assured that the treatment is provided by a Registered Nurse who specializes in I.V. therapy, under the direct supervision of a physician. A very tiny butterfly needle is used to minimize any discomfort. The treatment takes approximately 20-30 minutes, during which time you can listen to music and/or read a magazine.
What can I expect to feel during the I.V. Nutritional Supplement Treatment? Some patients experience a warm sensation in their chest or lower abdomen during the treatment as well as being able to taste the B vitamins being administered. As with taking most vitamins, you should not have the vitamin I.V. on an empty stomach.
What is the vitamin /Vitamin-Mineral I.V. protocol for plastic surgery patients?
Ideally a person who is planning to have plastic surgery should begin oral vitamin supplements one week prior to cosmetic surgery and continue for three weeks after surgery. The I.V. Nutritional Therapies is usually given as a series of three treatments. One treatment administered within one week prior to cosmetic surgery and the next two during the ten-day post-operative period. This regimen provides the essential nutritional supplements for healing at the time when you need it the most.
What nutrients are important for recovery and wound healing after plastic surgery? A person’s requirements for nutritional supplements may increase by up to five times during the healing phase after cosmetic surgery in
Beverly Hills liposuction and other surgical procedures being some of the more physically demanding of plastic surgery treatments. Many scientific studies have established that lack of nutritional support during this crucial period can adversely affect one’s recovery from plastic surgery.
The essential nutrients required for wound healing include: Proteins: Protein deficiency impairs wound healing since protein is needed for fibroblast proliferation, new blood vessel formation and collagen production. In addition to wound healing, proteins are essential to the function of the immune system and the central nervous system.
Vitamin C: Vitamin C, or ascorbic acid is an essential water-soluble nutrient that plays a very important role in wound healing by increasing collagen and elastin synthesis. This is essential for proper healing of your incisions and surgical scars.
B Complex Vitamins: Vitamin B deficiency adversely affects wound healing in a number of ways as it is required for collagen linkage, protein synthesis, DNA synthesis and ensuring a healthy immune system.
Zinc: Zinc is required for multiple aspects of wound healing including normal nucleic acid metabolism, DNA synthesis, protein synthesis, synthesis of structural proteins such as collagen, the function of several hundred enzymes, and for normal insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) production.
Copper: Copper is a required cofactor for the enzyme lysyl oxidase, which plays a role in the cross-linking (and strengthening) of connective tissue.
Antioxidants: The stress of surgery produces many free-radials that can damage tissue and slow down the healing process. Antioxidants like Vitamin C, Vitamin, A, selenium, copper, and manganese protect against free-radical damage. It is believed that antioxidants play an important role in wounded tissue protection and healing not only following a
Beverly Hills breast implants procedure but also in everyday living.
Other important nutrients and herbs: Glutathione: Is a tripeptide, a compound composed of three amino acids (cysteine, glutamic acid, and glycine). It is responsible for the health of most of the cells in your body. It is involved in recycling antioxidants such as Vitamin C and E, protein synthesis, DNA synthesis and repair, stimulating production of interleukin 1 and 2 which help regulate your immune system and is itself a powerful antioxidant.
Bromelain: Is an enzyme shown to have significant anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties. Used prior to and following a surgical procedure it can help to reduce healing time, swelling and bruising. Because it is also a powerful anticoagulant it should not be taken with blood thinners (aspirin, warfarin, etc.).
Arnica: Perhaps the most widely recognized homeopathic agent in use in medicine today is derived from Arnica Montana. Arnica is available in pellet, topical or injectable forms. It is frequently used preoperatively, to help decrease the incidence and extent of swelling and bruising.
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