Epiglottis cysts are usually free of swelling for about 21 days after surgery.
Surgery for epiglottis cysts is mainly treated by removing the top cap of the cyst wall and then destroying its basal cyst wall with laser or electrocautery, or in the case of recurrent or large cysts, lingual meconium pharyngotomy is used to remove the cyst wall completely. Surgery often causes nuisance and irritation to the surrounding lax tissues, and the operated area tends to have varying degrees of postoperative edema.
The postoperative trauma repair process generally goes through about 1 week of wound healing, about 1 week of competitive mucosal growth, and about 1 week of edema reduction. The initial recovery of the mucosal epithelium is completed in about 3 weeks, and it takes about 1 month for complete return to normal, while the end of the edema period often takes about 21 days.
The recovery period of epiglottis cyst requires semi-liquid diet, for huge cysts, due to the wider scope of the operation and deeper trauma, liquid diet is required, meanwhile, keeping the oropharyngeal cavity clean, avoiding spicy stimulation and hard food intake, to reduce the occurrence of postoperative bleeding, infections, and other adverse reactions, in order to avoid delaying the recovery period and affecting the repair of tissues.