ingredients to meet the nutritional needs of patients both preparing for and healing from

cosmetic surgery. It contains ingredients researched to benefit healing times, support

the health of healing tissues, form healthy connective tissue, reduce bruising and

swelling, support immune health and overall enhance healing from trauma. 

Key ingredients include:

• Protein The body has increased demands for protein during and after surgery.

A single serving of ProMend AGB provides 10 grams of protein which help to

augment dietary intake.

• Arginine - Arginine is a non-essential amino acid that plays a known role in

protein synthesis, wound repair and immune function.

• Glutamine Under recognized conditions of stress, the body requires more than it might normally

make. These conditional circumstances include burns, cancer, injury and

surgery. Glutamine supplementation has not only been shown to benefit wound

healing in elective surgery, but also may decrease hospital stay by a significant

amount.

• Bromelain - Bromelian is an enzyme derived from pineapple that has

been demonstrated to reduce swelling and bruising in human clinical trials.

• Zinc Zinc is a trace element that is important to skin immunity and tissue repair.

Deficiency of zinc is known to impair wound healing.

• Vitamin C - Vitamin C has long been recognized for its role in wound healing. It

is essential for the synthesis and repair of connective tissue, collagen, skin, blood

vessels and other tissues. Injury and trauma may increase the bodys need for vitamin C.