Three weeks before an invasive / surgical treatment, a patient must stop smoking and taking aspirin. During the last week, patients must stop taking any anticoagulant (“blood-thinning”) medicine. The following substances are also prohibited:
pain killers such as Apranax, Voltaren and Vermidon (alternative brand names are Minoset and Novalgin)
multivitamin tablets containing ginseng, ginkgo biloba and coenzyme Q,
green tea, herbal products containing linseed, sour cherry stalks, tomato seeds
all diet products.
