You may wear glasses but do not wear contact lenses to your surgery.

Do not wear deodorant or lotions, especially on the chest and torso.

Surgery day, wear loose-fitting clothes that fasten at the front. No slipover clothing.

Wash yourself including your hair the evening before or the morning of surgery. Do not use any styling products or sprays. Please reference the bathing directions provided to you and use Hibiclens /CHG.

Please arrive with a clean, makeup-free face

Take only approved and required medicine as directed.

Drink copious amounts of fluids in the first week after surgery.

Sleep on absorbent pads and plastic underneath to protect the mattress.

Starting cleaning exposed wounds the evening of surgery, and at least 3 to 5 times a day afterward. Remove soiled and soaked gauze pads at the lower abdomen and replace them with new clean gauze pads at the drain site. Do this as often as needed. Liposuction involves injecting large volumes of numbing solution into the treated area. This fluid can be blood-tinged. The fluid will drain out in the first few days after surgery. There can be a lot, and it can soak through dressings and clothing. After about 4 days, you will see a reduction in the volume fluid.

Walk 20 minutes when first arriving at home to increase blood circulation. This reduces the chances of blood clots or DVT.

Wear your garment as directed for 4 weeks.

Wear the Circul8 leg compression device for a minimum of 7 days whenever sitting and resting and while sleeping.

Stay hydrated and eat a healthy well balanced diet.