Is it safe to take vitamins or supplement before volume enhancement treatments?
Depending on what vitamins and supplements you’re taking. We recommend having a consultation with our experienced medical practitioners, so you can advise us exactly what supplements you’re taking to make sure nothing is contraindicated to your treatment.
‘General’ supplements, such as multi-vitamins, aren’t necessarily contraindicated to treatment. However, some supplements such as fish oil, pain relief medications containing Ibuprofen and green tea thin the blood. This significantly increases your risk of bleeding and bruising. Please keep this in mind, especially if you’re having a volume enhancement treatment.
If you’re not under the prescription and care from your medical practitioner to take the blood thinning medications, we suggest patients should discontinue taking them for 1-2 weeks before the treatment. If there is too much blood in the tissue from where you’ve bled, the rest of the volume enhancement treatment may not be able to be performed, as the area cannot be treated again.