Plastic Surgery Patient Care Bellevue & Seattle

Preparing for Your Procedure

Please read through the packets and links below for your procedure.

• Be off blood thinners two weeks before and after your surgery
• See the list of medications to avoid
• Preoperative showering to prevent infections
• Preoperative reminders before your procedure
• If you fit a certain criteria, we may need to get a medical risk assessment
• Preparing for your Botox/Dysport filler procedure. Please read through the packets

Products After Your Procedure

You may need some of these products following your procedure:

• Ace Type Bandage with Velcro closure at both ends 4 inches wide x (13 to 15 ft. when stretched) 2-pack for wrapping
• Artificial Tears for eye surgeries, brow lifts, etc.
• Betadine Antiseptic Solution 8 Oz bottle (1/EA)
• Chlorhexidine - Hibiclens antimicrobial skin liquid soap, 8 fluid ounce (packaging may vary)
• Facial Ice Pack: An ice pack specifically for your face
• Health Care Products: look for Qtips, chlorhexidine, gauze, hand sanitizer, betadine, other ice packs for your face and other body parts
• Lacrilube for eye surgeries, brow lifts, etc.

“My goal was to find a method to bring back a person’s natural youthfulness without the operated, unnatural look and that is why I have my patients bring in photos of them when they were age 5 to 30. My YoungVitalizer helps restore natural and youthful contours they haven’t seen in years.”

—Dr. Philip Young, Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

For the night before and the morning of your procedure:

• Antiseptic solution
• Artificial tears for eye surgeries, brow lifts, etc.
• Cetaphil Gentle Cleanser
• Cetaphil Gentle Lotion
• Distilled water, 1gal, 6/carton for wound care
• Face upper neck chin wrap, chin & full neck wrap, full face wrap
• Gauze packages sterile for wound care
• Hydrocortisone 1% cream
• Ice packs round reusable gel with cloth backing - (Blue - 5 pack)
• Johnson head to toe baby wash
• Kerlix 6715, sterile bandage rolls 4 1/2" x 4 1/8 yd. for wrapping
• Lacrilube for eye surgeries, brow lifts, etc.
• Q-tips Cotton Swabs, 500 count (Pack of 4) for wound care
• Salicylic Acid Cleanser 2%
• Saran Wrap Cling Plus Wrap 200 Square Foot, boxed to cover laser and raw areas after your procedure
• Silicone Only Gel - Kelocote
• Silicone Scar Tape: ScarAway Silicone Scar Treatment Sheets.
• Vaseline 100% Pure Petroleum Jelly 3.75 Oz for wound care
• Vinegar Distilled, Heinz White - 128 Oz for wound care
• Medical Supplies and Equipment: wheelchairs, compression garments, blood pressure cuffs, thermometers, etc.

Helpful Patient Care Packages

Prevention Timeline

Here is a timeline guide to the prevention and care of your scar:

For the first seven days, concentrate on cleaning with vinegar and water (1 teaspoon of vinegar in a quart of water) and keeping Vaseline on it at all times. The less crusting, the better. Crusting leads to scarring! This period may last longer if you are still crusting, oozing, bleeding, and raw. It’s important to keep the wound dry.

For the next three to six months, you can start silicone tape at night for 12 hours and fusion scar gel during the day for 12 hours with sunscreen if tolerated, as long as your healing is progressing as expected. If you have depressed scars, you should use silicone only gel during the day. We have silicone only gel or you can purchase a silicone only gel (Kelocote). Once the scar is filled in and levelled with the rest of the skin, you can start using the fusion scar gel. It suppresses healing and will prevent the scar from filling in.