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VITAMIN C BEFORE SURGERY?
here's some back up for vit C before surgery thanks to Carrick Davis, Chem 127, fall 04:

http://www.agd.org/consumer/topics/nutrition/vitamin.c.html "Ludi Leibson, DDS, Academy of General Dentistry spokesman, says he gives oral surgery patients high doses of vitamin C and multi-vitamin supplements before surgery"

http://www.wholehealthmd.com/hc/resourceareas_supp/ 1,1442,574,00.html
" Before surgery: ... Vitamin C and flavonoids, in temporarily high doses, along with zinc and an amino acid complex are vital for tissue rebuilding."

http://www.vitamincfoundation.org/mega_1_1.html "When a blood vessel ruptures, collagen tissue, which makes up the basement membrane of blood vessels, is exposed. The collagen affects the platelets so that they release a mineral substance called adenosine diphosphate. This substance makes the platelets very sticky so that they cling together. Aspirin can destroy this substance, but adequate vitamin C will prevent this action. As the platelets act to seal off the wound, a second mechanism for clot formation comes into play. This is a liquid protein called fibrinogen. In a recent case in which the platelet count was abnormally low and bleeding was a serious problem, 25 gm of ascorbic acid daily by mouth raised the platelet count back to normal with cessation of bleeding."