To minimize bruising, approximately 1 to 2 weeks before your appointment, you may want to stop taking the products or supplements listed below.

If anything on the list below was prescribed by a physician for a medical condition, do NOT stop taking it. You may call our Westchester office at 914-380-8885 or our NYC office at 212-674-0004.

  • Advil
  • Aleve
  • Aspirin (including baby aspirin)
  • Blood thinners
  • Cinnamon
  • Fish oils
  • Garlic
  • Ginger

  • Ginkgo Biloba
  • Ginseng
  • NSAIDS (such as Motrin, ibuprofen, Aleve, Naprosyn, Celebrex)
  • Omega-3
  • Primrose oil
  • St. John’s Wort
  • Vitamin E