Salicylates to Avoid Prior to Surgery

Medications to Avoid

Salicylates

When consulting with your surgeon, you should make sure to mention any and all medications, vitamins, and herbal supplements that you consume.  This includes all over-the-counter medications.

Salicylates are natural blood thinners.  In this way, they can produce an effect on the blood similar to that of ibuprofen and aspirin.

 

The following is a list of food products and drugs that various surgeons do not want their patients taking prior to breast augmentation surgery. If you are taking something listed here, or are planning to, please consult with your plastic surgeon.

 

Foods Containing Salicylates

Almonds
Apples
Apricots
Blackberries
Boysenberries
Cherries
Chinese Black Beans
Cucumbers
Currants
Garlic
Ginger
Grapes
Pickles
Prunes
Raspberries
Strawberries
Tomatoes
Wine
 

Drugs Containing Salicylates

Amigesic (salsalate)
Disalcid (salsalate)
Doan's (magnesium salicylate)
Dolobid (diflunisal)
Magsal
Pamprin (Maximum Pain Relief)
Mobigesic
Pabalate
Pepto-Bismol (bismuth subsalicylate)
Salflex (salsalate)
Salsalate
Salsitab (salsalate)
Trilisate (choline salicylate + magnesium salicylate)