www.annarborplasticsurgery.com Preparing for your plastic surgery procedure is extremely important in not only helping alleviate anxiety, but also in making the whole process smoothly into recovery. You will need to follow all of the guidelines that your plastic surgeon lays out for you in the weeks prior to surgery. One of the first things that you will need to do is stop smoking if you are a smoker. Smoking can cause a heightened surgical risk because it inhibits the blood clotting mechanism from working to its best ability. Smoking also affects healthy wound healing. Along with stopping smoking, you should also refrain from alcohol use. Just think of cutting these things out as the early beginning to your new healthy and beautiful life.