VITAMINS & MINERALS and surgery. Which ones help you heal?

Posted on November 30, 2017

Nutrition is vital to healing after a surgery.  As I have stated in prior blogs, you MUST have a good diet after surgery or you will not heal.

What does poor nutrition do?

When you have deficiencies in vitamins, wound healing is impaired because they are essential to collagen synthesis and cross linking for wound strength.

Which vitamins and minerals do we mean? ** THIS IS NOT MEDICAL ADVICE.  These recommendations should be reviewed with your treating doctor.  There are issues with toxicity from all of these.

Other possible supplements….


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This blog has been authored by Dr. Lauren Greenberg

Dr. Lauren Greenberg is a Stanford-trained, board-certified plastic surgeon who brings over two decades of experience and a strong commitment to natural-looking results. She is known for combining advanced techniques with an honest, thoughtful approach to help patients feel confident and empowered.

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