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Should You Stop Boostaro Before Surgery or a Dental Procedure?

Medically reviewed by Dr. Rachel Rubin, MD, Physician

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Why does a supplement matter before a procedure?

Surgery and dental work change how your body handles bleeding. The team plans around it. They ask about medicines for that reason, and they usually mean supplements too, even when the form says “medicines”.

Some supplements do not look like they matter. A capsule sold for blood flow does not sound like a blood thinner. But the word to watch is not on the front of the bottle. It is on the ingredient list. Boostaro names three things that touch clotting in some way.

The three are nattokinase, vitamin K2 and maritime pine bark. The safety page of this website describes each. Nattokinase has fibrinolytic activity. Vitamin K2 opposes warfarin. Pine bark shows a mild antiplatelet effect in some studies.

None of this means Boostaro will cause a problem. It means the people in charge of your care should know it is in your routine.

What exactly should you tell the team?

Say it in plain words, and say it early. A short note on a card works well because it is easy to hand over.

• The product name: Boostaro, a capsule supplement.
• That it contains nattokinase, vitamin K2 and maritime pine bark, as well as L-citrulline, vitamin C, L-lysine and magnesium.
• That the amounts of all seven are not published.
• How long you have been taking it, and how many capsules a day the bottle label tells you to take.
• Every other medicine and supplement on your list, including fish oil and aspirin.

Bring the bottle, or a clear photo of the front and the Supplement Facts panel. The label on the bottle is the best record of what you swallowed. The lot code is on the base of the bottle and may help if anyone needs to look into the batch.

How many days before surgery should you stop?

The honest answer is that this website does not know, and the distributor’s papers do not say. The safety table says that nattokinase is usually stopped before surgery. It does not give a number of days, so we do not print one.

Any number we invented would be worse than none. The right interval depends on the operation, on your other medicines, on your general health and on how the team manages bleeding. Only they can set it.

So the rule is short. Ask. Ask when the date is first booked, not the week before. Write down the answer, and keep it with the bottle. If the team says to stop, stop. If they say it is fine to continue, you have lost nothing by asking.

Does dental work count?

Yes, it can. Some dental procedures involve cutting the gum or removing a tooth, and the dentist may ask about anything that affects bleeding. A cleaning is different from an extraction, but the dentist is the one to judge that.

The same advice applies: say that you take a product with nattokinase and vitamin K2, and ask how far in advance to stop if the dentist says it matters. If you take warfarin or another blood thinner, say so as well, and mention that the person who manages your blood tests may need to be told.

Do not rely on memory in the chair. Keep a card in your wallet with the product name and the list of seven ingredients. It takes a minute to write and saves a long conversation.

What if surgery is urgent and you did not plan ahead?

Tell the staff as soon as you can, whoever you see first. Say that you take Boostaro, and name nattokinase and vitamin K2 if you remember them. If you are unwell and someone is with you, ask them to bring the bottle.

Emergency teams deal with unknowns all day. A clear note about a product that touches clotting helps them far more than silence. Do not hide the supplement because you worry it is a small thing, and do not worry that you will be blamed.

How does a pause fit with the 60-day money-back window?

The window runs for 60 days from the date of purchase, not from delivery and not from the day you start. A pause for a procedure does not stop the clock. That is a plain fact of the policy.

So think about timing before you order. If you know that an operation or a tooth extraction is coming, it may be wiser to wait. That way you have the full window to try the capsule after you recover. If you are already inside the window, the guarantee still allows you to return the bottles, opened or not.

When can you restart?

The team that asked you to stop is the team that can say when to restart. Healing, medicines given after the procedure and follow-up blood tests can all change the answer.

Do not restart on the day you feel better. Ask at your follow-up. Write down the date they give you. If you take warfarin, the restart question belongs with the clinician who manages your INR.

While you wait, keep the bottle sealed or tightly closed, in a cool dry place. A bottle that sits for weeks is fine as long as it is stored well and is within the best-before date printed on the base.

Frequently asked questions

Our view

A blood flow capsule that touches clotting is a reason to talk, not a reason to panic. The three ingredients are named on the label, the interactions are listed on our safety page, and the fix is a short conversation.

What we cannot give you is a stop date. That belongs to the team looking after you. We would sooner say so than print a number that looks helpful and is wrong.

If no procedure is on the horizon, a fair trial of the capsule inside the 60-day window is still open to you. If one is, ask first and order later.

Earnings disclosure: this website earns when an order goes through its checkout. It is a USA Authorized Boostaro Retailer, not the manufacturer.