Having a perfect lip will make a person more attractive, and more and more beauty seekers choose lip plastic surgery to improve the imperfection of the lips. Among them, lip plastic surgery includes: thick lip thinning; red lip surgery; shortening and lengthening of the middle of the person; lifting the corner of the mouth; gum smile correction. Today, I will give you a little bit of information about the postoperative care of the lips. The day after surgery After surgery, please keep the wound clean and dry; you can brush your teeth, but pay attention to gently, do not touch the wound. 1 week lips to avoid over-exaggerated expression, as little as possible to speak, to avoid laughing and yawn; the day after surgery may be more pain, if necessary, you can take painkillers before going to bed (the use of medication should be in accordance with the doctor’s instructions). On the day of surgery, eat cold liquid food, use a spoon, avoid using a straw, try to eat soft food within 1 week, avoid smoking, alcohol, fish and shrimp, spicy and stimulating food, rinse your mouth after meals. If there is any food residue in your mouth, you can use gauze to gently clean it off. Afterwards, you should apply erythromycin ointment on the wound, or you can purchase wet lip film to cover your lips. Day 1 Ice packs should be applied 3-4 times a day for 30-60 minutes for the first 1-3 days after surgery. do not apply heat packs for 72 hours. Day 2 The edema is usually most severe on the 2nd-3rd day after surgery, so you can take medication to reduce the swelling. (Follow doctor’s instructions for medication.) Day 7 Remove the stitches 7 days after surgery (follow doctor’s instructions). Individual absorbable stitches can be removed without removing the stitches, and generally they will be absorbed and fall off by themselves in about 1 month. Day 12 Starting from 5 days after suture removal, apply anti-scarring ointment for about 3 months to prevent scarring. Six months After six months, please contact your doctor for follow-up. The following special conditions need to be noted after the operation: 1, postoperative swelling around the wound is slight, and then gradually subside is normal, appear serious, large scope, can be accompanied by pain to the hospital. 2.Slightly bruised skin color around the wound is normal, but serious bruising and larger range should be consulted. 3.It is normal for the wound sutures to fall off individually without wound dehiscence, but if the wound has a tendency to dehiscence, go to the hospital for consultation. 4.Post-operative numbness or dullness of sensation in the lips may occur, generally half a year of gradual recovery, such as pain in the hospital when the pain is severe. Precautions for different lip surgeries: 1. As the red lip surgery may remove a little mucous gland, you may experience dryness and peeling of the mucous membrane of the red lip after the surgery, which lasts for about half a year. 2, the corner of the mouth lifting surgery: because the corner of the mouth is an active part of the postoperative scar will generally be more obvious in 2-3 months, and then faded, but may not completely fade, slightly traces of individual even more obvious; in addition, there may be a corner of the mouth part of the skin localized bulging or red lip tissues bloated, etc., generally 1-2 months gradual recovery. There will be some degree of swelling for some time after surgery, accompanied by pain, scarring and other problems, this will continue to improve over time. The final result is usually visible in 3 months to half a year, during which you need to cooperate with a good ice compress, pay attention to diet, regular routine and maintain a happy mood, which is conducive to postoperative recovery. If you have any questions, please contact your doctor.