Post op home care during plastic surgery recovery is as important as surgery itself. Patient should take recovery period seriously to maximize surgery result and avoid inflammation, infections and other side effects.
1. Plastic surgery recovery tips for eyes
Using the mirror check the surgical area. Prepare saline solution and a cotton swab. Soak the cotton swab in the solution. Disinfect the area with the soaked swab. Be as soft as possible when touching the eye with swabs! Apply a small amount of ointment from inside to outside.
⚠️Caution: do not rub your eyes
2. Plastic surgery recovery tips for nose
Prepare saline solution and a cotton swab. Soak the cotton swab in the solution. Disinfect the area with the soaked swab. Apply a small amount of ointment (use not more than a half of the cotton swab).
⚠️Caution: never try to remove nose cast by yourself
3. Face cleansing
You can use wet tissue to clean your face. Use tissue gently and don’t push too much.
4. Gargling
What you need: mouth wash
Prepare mouthwash and get ready to clean your mouth. Fill mouth with adequate amount of mouthwash. Press lips with both hands not to let any liquid escape from the mouth. Hitting all corners of the mouth gargle for at least 30 seconds once every 2 hours.
⚠️Caution: don’t use Listerine instead of a disinfecting mouthwash. Use mouthwash recommended by clinic’s staff.
5. Brushing teeth
Avoid touching areas from procedure and only brush the teeth. Carefully follow both brushing and gargling procedures.
6. Wafers cleaning
Keep the wafers on the palm of your hand.
⚠️Caution: never disinfect wafers with boiling water. It may lead to changing wafer’s shape
Other advises:
- Hot / ice packs
Use ice packs for the first 4 days after the surgery, then switch to hot packs. If you had fat graft or face lifting, don’t use any of them.
- Pain killers
It’s allowed to take prescribed pain killers such as Tylenol. Check the dosage with your surgeon.
- Swelling
The major swelling takes up to 1 or 2 months. Light stroll and walking will help you to reduce it.
- Washing hair
If you have stitches in your scalp don’t wash your hair by yourself. It may cause swelling and inflammation.
You can contact ID Hospital staff anytime to get more information about plastic surgery recovery.
1. Plastic surgery recovery tips for eyes
⚠️Caution: do not rub your eyes
2. Plastic surgery recovery tips for nose
⚠️Caution: never try to remove nose cast by yourself
3. Face cleansing
You can use wet tissue to clean your face. Use tissue gently and don’t push too much.
4. Gargling
What you need: mouth wash
Prepare mouthwash and get ready to clean your mouth. Fill mouth with adequate amount of mouthwash. Press lips with both hands not to let any liquid escape from the mouth. Hitting all corners of the mouth gargle for at least 30 seconds once every 2 hours.
⚠️Caution: don’t use Listerine instead of a disinfecting mouthwash. Use mouthwash recommended by clinic’s staff.
5. Brushing teeth
Avoid touching areas from procedure and only brush the teeth. Carefully follow both brushing and gargling procedures.
6. Wafers cleaning
Keep the wafers on the palm of your hand.
⚠️Caution: never disinfect wafers with boiling water. It may lead to changing wafer’s shape
Other advises:
- Hot / ice packs
Use ice packs for the first 4 days after the surgery, then switch to hot packs. If you had fat graft or face lifting, don’t use any of them.
- Pain killers
It’s allowed to take prescribed pain killers such as Tylenol. Check the dosage with your surgeon.
- Swelling
The major swelling takes up to 1 or 2 months. Light stroll and walking will help you to reduce it.
- Washing hair
If you have stitches in your scalp don’t wash your hair by yourself. It may cause swelling and inflammation.
We will be happy to assist you online or in person!
