Most surgeons ask patients to shower or bathe on the morning of surgery using a special antibacterial soap. They should take extra time to lather, scrub, and rinse their genitals and groin area.
preparatory
Patients should not eat or drink anything for the eight hours before the scheduled time of surgery.
Patients who are anxious or nervous before the procedure are usually given a sedative to help them relax.
They are asked to discontinue aspirin-based medications for a week before surgery and all non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) two days before the procedure.
The surgeon who is performing the orchiectomy should receive two letters of evaluation and recommendation by mental health professionals, preferably one from a psychiatrist and one from a clinical psychologist.
You have to be on a liquid diet prior to surgery to prepare your stomach for the upcoming gastric bypass surgery.
This can depend on the surgery the horse is going to have, you should always ask your equine vet about feeding prior to surgery just to be sure.
Prior to surgery, the patient is asked not to eat or drink anything, even water. A few days before the operation, patients are also instructed to stop taking such over-the counter pain medications as aspirin or ibuprofen.
physicians will try to correct hormone imbalances through medication in the days or weeks before surgery. Adrenal tumors may cause other problems such as hypertension or inadequate potassium in the blood, and these problems also should be resolved
Prior to admission.the patient will be given a hearing test to measure the degree of deafness, and a full ear, nose, and throat exam. Most surgeons prefer to use general anesthesia; in this case, an injection will be given to the patient before surgery.
Women who have gone through menopause may be given six weeks of estrogen therapy prior to surgery.Antibiotics may be administered.An intravenous (IV) line is placed and a Foley catheter is inserted into the bladder directly preceding surgery
To remove male genitals in a trans-gender operation aka ( sex reassignment surgery). People have this done when they feel they were born the wrong sex and wish to correct it by having their genitals replaced with the opposite sex. The first step is prior to surgery the individual has some kind of hormone therapy. There may be some other plastic surgery such as breast augmentation. Then there is usually a combination of surgeries performed, Penectomy, Orchiectomy, and some form of vaginoplasty.