Archive for October, 2024

Most patients don’t really know what type of sutures are used during their procedures. During your explant procedure the incisions will be closed in multiple layers with all dissolvable sutures. That means the suture material will be broken down by the body and there will not be any permanent sutures remaining. Additionally, all the sutures […]

Many patients have concerns about having nausea after their explant surgery. A lot of these patients have had issues with nausea after previous surgical procedures. Scientific data shows patients who are at the highest risk of post op nausea vomiting are: Young Female Nonsmokers Patients with a history of nausea/vomiting with other surgeries Patients undergoing […]

Typically, at the end of every operation Dr. Rai will inject a long-acting anesthetic to try to minimize post operative pain for his patients. While this can help it is important to understand that there will still be pain present from the operation. Dr. Rai will use a long-acting anesthetic called Bupivacaine. This will typically […]

Ozempic is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist used commonly to help treat diabetes. It is used now to help with weight loss. While it does help a lot of patients lose weight, it needs to be stopped prior to your operation. Ozempic and other GLP-1 agonists work by slowing the gastric emptying, which cause […]