Can you drink alcohol while recovering from skull repair?

After a skull injury, the soft tissues inside the skull lose their strong protection, so timely skull repair is the only way to better protect yourself Many patients may think that skull repair surgery is very risky, but in fact, this is the perception of lack of medical knowledge. Cranial repair is a very mature technique with a very high success rate in neurosurgical medicine. Can I drink alcohol during the recovery period of skull repair? Alcohol should not be consumed after cranial repair. Cranial repair surgery is usually a kind of surgery for skull defects, and patients with cranial repair often have heavy cranial traumatic changes in the early stage. After cranial repair surgery, it is not advisable to drink more alcohol because alcohol is more harmful to the brain center and the brain already has damage before. Alcohol not only dilates blood vessels, but also causes cerebral edema, thus aggravating the condition, so try to reduce or not to drink alcohol. Of course the choice of material is also an important part of the skull repair, at present, the clinical use of new polyether ether ketone PEEK material to do cranial repair material, the peek material has strong resistance to blows, because it is embedded in the repair, tight seams. Rays can be transmitted without metal artifacts. It has a strong inertness, very little stimulation of the scalp, and is not prone to rejection reactions. At the same time the precautions after skull repair must be understood, avoid eating spicy and other foods, avoid drinking a lot of alcohol, pay attention to more exercise and develop good habits after surgery. In the case of skull defect, timely repair surgery helps to enhance the patient’s self-confidence and survival quality, and we hope to draw the attention of the patient’s family. As the saying goes, medicine is better than food. For patients with cranial bone repair, the diet should be light, especially avoiding coffee, strong tea, chocolate and other refreshing foods. More fruits and vegetables in season can promote the growth and healing of the wound.