Before the operation

Preoperative examinations (for elective operations)
Most of our operations are performed under local or locoregional anaesthetic and pneumatic tourniquet, i.e. without blood loss.

A medical check-up including blood count, biological tests, ECG, etc. is not systematically required. However, any current illness, acute or chronic, must be announced (e.g. diabetes, allergy, haemophilia, epilepsy, chronic hepatitis, HIV, etc.); likewise any old illness that has left sequelae (e.g. heart disease, heart attack, stomach ulcer, etc.).

Any current medication should also be mentioned: anticoagulants, aspirin, neuroleptics, antihypertensives, etc. If you have any doubts or questions, talk to your doctor or surgeon.

If necessary, your doctor, surgeon or anaesthetist will request a pre-operative check-up.

Skin preparation and asepsis
Please return to the center or clinic on time. Remove rings, trim nails (optional for women), remove nail polish (except permanent) and shower in the morning.

When you enter the clinic, you’ll change out of your street clothes into “surgical” attire.

The skin of the operated area will be cleansed, and hair shaved if necessary. Before major operations, the limb will be wrapped in sterile linen to protect it from further contamination.

Once installed on the operating table, the area to be operated on will be carefully brushed with a disinfectant solution (please inform us of any allergies: iodine, mercury, etc.), then sterile drapes will be laid out all around to ensure sterility.