Day Before Your Surgery

• Eat a light or bland meal for dinner the night before your surgery (unless instructed otherwise by your surgeon)

• Do not eat or drink after midnight, including hard candy, mints and gum

• Do not smoke after midnight before your surgery

• Shower and wash your hair the night before your surgery

It is important to arrange to have an adult take you home after surgery.

It is also helpful to designate a family spokesperson who can update family members/friends about your condition after surgery (we cannot share any medical information about you by phone to outside callers).