For a successful surgery and a fast recovery, please read the guide below carefully and follow the preparation instructions.
Important information for the day of surgery
All jewellery (including tongue and other body piercings) must be removed. This is necessary to avoid interference between metal objects and electrical equipment, and to prevent jewellery from loosening or getting lost during the procedure.
Please remove all non-permanent dental prostheses before surgery.
If you usually wear contact lenses, please remove them before going to the operating room. You may wear your glasses up to the operating room. Please bring a glasses case with you. Contact lenses can shift during surgery and scratch your eyes.
Please avoid hair clips, pins and hair ties for the surgery. If you have long hair, please tie it in two plaits. You will be given a head cover on the way to the operating room.
If you usually wear a wig or hair extensions, please remove them, and we will give you a head cover to wear.
All make-up – including foundation, lipstick and face/lip gloss – must be removed. Do not use cosmetics such as perfume or hairspray before surgery. Make-up can prevent the anesthesiologist and the surgeon from monitoring your wellbeing.
You must remove eyeshadow, mascara and false eyelashes. Under anesthesia your blinking reflex stops, so make-up particles on the eye can get into the eye and injure it.
Light-coloured nails are acceptable if not extreme in size; they do not need to be removed. During surgery a probe is placed on your fingertip to measure the oxygen level of your blood. This probe cannot measure through artificial nails or nail polish.
Please avoid using body lotions, powders and creams on the day of surgery. These can make it difficult for the surgical staff to attach monitoring devices to your skin.
For men, please arrive freshly shaved. Do not pluck nasal hairs – they will be removed on admission, on the ward.
What to bring on the day of surgery?
Frequently asked questions
The surgical fee includes:
In addition, the following costs may arise:
We upload the prescription to the Hungarian EESZT system (cloud) 1–2 weeks before surgery. If you do not have a Hungarian social security (TAJ) number, you will receive a paper prescription the day after surgery.
Nasivin is recommended for short-term use. Coldastop nasal oil needs to be used over a longer period, so it is worth buying several bottles. If Coldastop is not available, it can be replaced with menthol nasal ointment.
Note: Coldastop and Coldistop are identical preparations, marketed under different brand names.
Braces do not need to be removed, but please mention them at the anesthesiology consultation.
If you usually wear a hearing aid, keep it on until you reach the operating room, so that you can hear and understand everything.
Starting 3 days before the procedure, taking Telviran tablets for a total of 7 days is recommended. Please let us know so we can issue the prescription!
Although most of the drugs leave the body within 1 week, a new general anesthesia is recommended no earlier than 6 weeks later, to rule out inflammatory conditions. Depending on the nature of the previous surgery, the timing of the next anesthesia is always assessed individually.
Pre-operative health assessment
Depending on your procedure, we may ask you to undergo some blood tests and further examinations. We will book an appointment for you with one of our anesthesiologists for a pre-operative assessment.
The assessment takes place virtually, where the anesthesiologist will evaluate you taking your full medical history into account. We need this information to identify and properly address any medical problems and preventable complications in time, before your procedure.
If you take part in an online pre-operative assessment, please prepare all recent examination results, condition-assessment notes or medical history summaries, and prepare a list of all medication you are currently taking.
If you have any questions about preparing for surgery, our staff are happy to help.