In the English law of tort, professional negligence is a subset of the general rules on negligence to cover the situation in which the defendant has represented him or herself as having more than average skills and abilities.
For decades, anesthesiologists advised patients not to eat or drink after midnight the night before surgeryâa guideline referred to as âNPO after midnight.â But many doctors now believe that some food and drinks, like tea or coffee without milk or cream, may be acceptable prior to a procedure.
For this reason, it is ideal to wait 48 hours after surgery to shower. Avoid baths: Sitting in a bathtub, or a hot tub or pool for that matter, can expose the healing wound to bacteria. Most surgeons recommend that patients stop taking baths for at least two weeks after plastic surgery.