Q: I am taking a baby aspirin to prevent heart disease and I heard that I should stop this medication before my hair transplant. How long should I stop for?
A: You should discontinue the aspirin 10 days prior to your hair restoration procedure.
Other NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) need only be stopped 3 days before the hair transplant.
Both aspirin and other NSAIDs can be resumed three days after surgery.
Reference: Otley CC: Preoperative evaluation and management in dermatologic surgery. J Am Acad Dermatol 2006; 54:119-27.
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Topic: Drugs (Medications)
Tags: Aspirin, Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 12:37 pm
