IDHOSPITAL

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 advices:

– 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.

We will be happy to assist you online or in person!