How deep to insert gauze after perianal abscess surgery

Perianal abscess surgery after stuffing gauze, generally need to stuff about 0.5 to 2 centimeters deep, specifically with the patient’s location depth and so on. Perianal abscess is a common disease in anus and intestines, once the abscess is formed, it will form a circle of swelling around the patient’s anus, which is fluctuating and can be pushed, and is accompanied by very obvious stinging and itching sensation. It needs to be promptly cleaned up by surgical incision to drain the decayed tissue and purulent secretions inside. After the perianal abscess surgery, you need to use gauze to fill in, if the abscess site is relatively shallow, gauze is usually stuffed with about 0.5 centimeters can be. If the wall of the abscess cavity is deeper, and spread to the surrounding tissue, need to clean up more decay, need to fill the gauze compression hemostasis, probably need to fill about 1 to 2 cm, or due to the deep abscess cavity will be filled deeper. After the operation, you need to change the medicine regularly to observe the recovery of the wound, so as to avoid local contamination by sewage and tissue fluid, and after changing the medicine, follow the doctor’s instructions to fill the gauze situation. In summary, it is recommended that patients with perianal abscesses seek medical treatment in a timely manner, and actively cooperate with the change of medication under the guidance of the doctor after surgery, so as to minimize the recurrence rate of abscesses.