What can you do prior to a knee revision surgery that will help with your outcome?

There are a few ways that, as the patient, you can help the surgeon to allow your body to heal appropriately and do well after surgery. One of them is to quit smoking. A lot of people hear this, they've tried to do this before and this is a good reason and a good time to do that. Smoking itself and the chemicals in that cause decreased blood flow to the incision site which can decrease your healing rate and cause wound healing issues. Smoking also increases your infection rate, which can require additional procedures down the road. So that's one of the main things you can do is to quit smoking, that will help you long-term during your recovery. Another way to help is just eating a well-balanced diet, specifically eating a good amount of protein. Protein helps with wound healing, incisional healing and overall it will make your functional outcome better.