Dr. Paul Nassif’s Pre-Op Skincare Routine

Plastic surgery is a tool for transforming your appearance and boosting your confidence, allowing you to feel more like yourself. When you decide to get a facelift, eyelid lift, browlift, or another procedure, you expect optimal results. 

However, there are some things surgery can’t do, like hydrate and rejuvenate the skin. That’s where skincare comes in. Your pre-operative skincare routine can support skin health, hydration, and elasticity, leading to better healing, recovery, and post-surgical satisfaction. And that’s exactly why Dr. Paul Nassif took his decades of plastic surgery experience and deep understanding of the skin to create a line of products that non only reverses skin aging and supports pre- and post-op recovery but also prevents skin issues before they begin. 

Today’s article will explore the best skincare routine to use before facial plastic surgery. With tips from world-renowned facial plastic surgeon, Dr. Paul Nassif. Keep reading to discover: 

• How to prepare for a facial plastic surgery 
• Steps for a skincare routine to optimize facial surgeries
• Skincare routine order utilizing NassifMD^® facial plastic surgeon skincare
• Pre- and post-op support
  

Dr. Paul Nassif Pre-Op Skincare Routine

Whether you’re undergoing nose reshaping, facelift surgery, or another plastic surgery procedure, the healthier your skin is going into surgery, the more you’ll enhance surgical results and post-op healing. 

There isn’t anyone who understands skin better than a career facial and reconstructive surgeon. Dr. Paul Nassif understands the skin’s surface and its deepest layers, how and why the skin ages, and how to target skincare ingredients to hydrate, nourish, protect, and exfoliate the skin, every day and especially around plastic surgery. 

With board-certification and over 25 years of experience, Dr. Nassif collaborated with industry-leading chemists to create the most scientifically advanced skincare formulas available. In fact, these formulas were developed specifically to enhance pre-op skin health.  

He considers these factors before plastic surgery and with each NassifMD^® Skincare formula:

1. Hydrate – Hydrated skin retains moisture and is more elastic and resilient during facial surgery.
   
2. Nourish – Nourished skin is replete in vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and essential fats, required to regenerate and repair skin after surgery. 
3. Protect – Protected skin can withstand damage from the environment, sunlight, and even surgery. 
4. Exfoliate – Exfoliated skin is free from dead skin cells and impurities that clog pores and alter the skin’s surface. 

The healthiest skin is hydrated, nourished, protected, and exfoliated. These are the foundations of NassifMD^® Skincare, and using the plastic surgeon-formulated products before surgery will optimize healing and enhance the surgical results.

Best Skincare Before Plastic Surgery

Take care of your skin before surgery with gentle, non-irritating formulas containing quality, active ingredients designed to hydrate, nourish, protect, and exfoliate. Using the expertly formulated NassifMD^® Skincare before and after plastic surgery can help: 

• Optimize post-op healing 
• Reduce inflammation, redness, and swelling
• Protect the skin barrier
• Minimize scarring
• Maintain skin elasticity
• Maintain hydration
• Decrease recovery time

You can achieve these benefits with a simple four-step routine that includes gentle cleansing, detox pads, hydrating serum, and skin barrier balm. Keep reading for specific product recommendations from NassifMD^® facial plastic surgeon skincare. 

Pre-Surgery Skin Preparation Steps

Adjust your skincare routine prior to surgery to include gentle products with powerful active ingredients. While plastic surgery is an anti-aging fast-track, you’ll get the best results when combining it with powerful skincare that does what surgery can’t: hydrate, nourish, and revitalize the skin at the cellular level. 

Dr. Nassif recommends these four products, before and after surgery, at minimum: 

1. NassifMD^® Pure Hydration Facial Cleanser, featuring antioxidant-rich matcha, squalane, and betaine from coconut, gently cleanses the skin while keeping the skin hydrated, supple, and elastic. Most facial cleansers strip moisture form the skin, but this formula supports skin hydration. Antioxidants protect the skin from environmental stressors, promoting anti-aging effects. 
2. NassifMD^® Detox Facial Pads, featuring hydroxy acids, bakuchiol, ectoin, and vitamin C, gently exfoliate and nourish the skin, preparing the canvas for a successful surgery. Exfoliation is vital for younger-looking skin and something that isn’t accomplished with surgery. These gentle detox pads, aid in the removal of dead skin cells and impurities, allowing new skin cells to rise to the surface. Exfoliation also increases the absorption of active ingredients in serums and moisturizers. 
3. NassifMD^® Hydro-Screen Serum with hyaluronic acid, ceramides, retinol, and antioxidants hydrates, nourishes, and protects the skin, promoting truly healthier skin with each application. Plastic surgery can’t deliver powerful nutrients into the skin, but you need these nutrients for hydration and skin regeneration. 
   
   Hyaluronic acid is a water-loving molecule that pulls hydration into the skin and locks it there. You’ll have a more successful surgery with maximum skin hydration prior. Retinol is another critical ingredient for skin health, which helps rejuvenate the skin, promoting cellular turnover and collagen production, both aiding in healing after surgery. 
   
4. NassifMD^® Skin Barrier Protection Cream contains anti-inflammatory and moisturizing plant extracts, niacinamide, and vitamin B5. This cream is designed to nourish and protect the skin barrier, locking in your skincare routine to promote deep healing. It literally creates a barrier on your skin barrier to heal the skin below while protecting it from the outside environment. Use it post-op, too, to protect and nourish the skin while it heals. 

You’ll find all these products together in the NassifMD^® Pre-Op Routine, created for Dr. Nassif’s surgical patients. 

How to Prep Skin for Surgery

After decades of performing facelifts and other plastic surgeries, Dr. Nassif can attest to the importance of taking the time to prepare the skin for surgery. Here are his tips:

• Use the NassifMD^® Pre-Op Routine skincare products outlined above to optimize skin health, hydration, and healing potential.  
• Avoid lasers, fillers, and other medical spa treatments for a period before surgery. Discuss the specifics with your surgeon. 
• Boost collagen levels with targeted skincare, nutrition approaches, and collagen supplements. 
• Take good care of your body and skin by prioritizing sleep, reducing stress, engaging in gentle physical activity, and eating a balanced diet. 

Pre-Operative Skincare Protocol Guide

The NassifMD^® Pre-Op Routine is a four-step system created for surgical patients to optimize skin health prior to surgery. The goals of this protocol are to:

• Strengthen the skin barrier
• Support a smooth skin texture
• Enhance skin hydration 
  

This skincare regimen does what surgery can’t to promote hydration and skin rejuvenation throughout the skin layers.

While your pre-op routine is critical, so is your post-op routine. You’ll find continued nourishment, healing, and anti-aging benefits when you make NassifMD^® Skincare part of your long-term skincare plan. After all, it’s much easier to prevent skin aging than it is to reverse damage, wrinkles, and laxity once it’s present.

The combination of NassifMD^® Pure Hydration Facial Cleanser, NassifMD^® Detox Facial Pads, NassifMD^® Hydro-Screen Serum, and NassifMD^® Skin Barrier Protection Cream is ideal for use before and after surgery, but can also be incorporated into your daily skincare routine to maintain skin health, elasticity, and hydration. The formulas work together to replenish, rejuvenate, and restore radiance. 

If you’re already using NassifMD^® Skincare and have a healthy lifestyle, you’re likely a step ahead of the game when it comes to pre-op preparation. Add the NassifMD^® Pre-Op Routine when you schedule your surgery as additional preparation. If you’re new to our skincare lines, now is the time to start using NassifMD^® Pre-Op Routine to prepare for upcoming procedures or simply to enhance your skin’s health and appearance. 

The bottom line is that the healthier your skin is before surgery, the more resilient you’ll be during surgery and the longer the results will last. NassifMD^® facial plastic surgeon skincare is designed for this moment in your life. 

References

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2. Kong, R., Cui, Y., Fisher, G. J., Wang, X., Chen, Y., Schneider, L. M., & Majmudar, G. (2016). A comparative study of the effects of retinol and retinoic acid on histological, molecular, and clinical properties of human skin. Journal of cosmetic dermatology, 15(1), 49–57.