Why can not there before abdominoplasty

Patients who are to abdominoplasty, ordered not to eat or drink after midnight on the day on which the scheduled operation. It is allowed to make only a few sips of water if you need to take before surgery medication. This measure reduces regurgitation during abdominoplasty. Some anesthetics inhibit the body's normal reflexes. At the same time during a regurgitation food can enter the lungs and block the trachea, which is a serious risk to a person who is under the influence of anesthetics. If the patient violates the prohibition of a doctor not to eat before surgery, the operation can be canceled or postponed.

Recovery from anesthesia

• After the operation the patient continues to follow closely in time to notice the possible complications during the exit from the anesthesia-induced state. Some people come to their senses quickly, as though waking from normal sleep. Others feel the weakness in the limbs, dizziness, sometimes there are unusual emotional reactions - such as tears for no apparent reason. All this is fine and rather quickly.
• Some patients at the time of exit from the application of anesthetics nausea - be sure to tell the medical staff if this happens to you. Some doctors give patients specific medications to reduce the risk of vomiting after surgery, but this is not mandatory.
• Strong fever - another fairly common reaction to anesthesia that occurs after surgery.

Risks, contraindications and complications

First of all, it should be noted that the described complications are very rare. You need to know about them, but do not worry too much, it will happen to you - the probability of this is very small.

Most of the deaths caused by anesthesia, due to respiratory system - in other words, this is the problem, causing respiratory failure or lack of oxygen. This may be an allergic reaction to medication, improper placement of the breathing tube, flow problems of drugs or oxygen, and other factors. As mentioned above, the patient may suffocate due to the different objects within the respiratory tract from the stomach.

An allergic reaction to anesthetics may cause a heart attack or stop the normal functioning of the respiratory tract.

Heart disease, liver or kidney history can also affect how the anesthetic will act on the body. Thus, their effect may be weaker or stronger than the expected, and in both cases, their possible complications.

In smokers there is an increased risk of irritation and spasms of the airways during abdominoplasty.

Some nutritional supplements and herbs can undesirably interact with anesthetics, such as:

• ginseng;
• St. John's wort;
• yohimbe;
• liquorice root;
• melatonin;
• Echinacea.

This is not a complete list of OTC drugs, which may not be desirable to make those who will abdominoplasty Abdominoplasty - Operating method for removing excess fat . If you are taking any herbs or supplements, be sure to tell the surgeon.

You must also inform your doctor if you are taking now or have taken in the last months of antidepressants, especially those who belong to the group of monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs). MAO inhibitors enhance the effects of anesthesia, especially when using general anesthesia. For drugs in this class include phenelzine, tranylcypromine, isocarboxazid, moclobemide and selegiline. They are used to treat depression Depression , Obsessive-compulsive disorder, chronic pain, migraine headaches, eating disorders, and essential hypertension.