Top 5 ways to reduce swelling after double eyelid surgery

  1, compress the benefits of the early 72 hours available ice bags local cold compresses, especially 3 hours after surgery to do cold compresses, can effectively prevent postoperative edema, but also to relieve pain. 3 days after surgery or after the removal of stitches to start local hot compresses, hot compresses are to activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis, so that the wound scars quickly flattened. Whether cold or hot compresses, do not let the water wet the wound, must pay attention to keep clean and dry, if the wound infection must be timely to the hospital for examination, not to handle without authorization.  2.Pillow high sleep At night when sleeping it is best to pillow high pillow, or two or three pillows stacked on top of each other to keep the head high and feet low.  3, about medicine Never rush to take painkillers, because aspirin-like drugs can reduce blood clotting, thus aggravating wound bleeding. Do I need to take anti-inflammatory drugs and painkillers? Depending on individual circumstances, doctors will give different opinions.  4, rest with eyes closed VS eye opening exercise After oculoplastic surgery, you should do more eye opening and closing action, you can watch TV or do other things, you can also work as usual, in short, pay attention to strengthen the eye muscle movement.  5, what can eat what can not eat?  To get better quickly, diet should also be light, avoid stimulating spicy food; eat more fresh fruits and vegetables to supplement vitamins, conducive to wound repair; eat more high-quality high-protein food, such as beef, chicken, fish, etc., to provide the body with the energy to repair.  In addition, you should never use cosmetics that contain heavy metal elements to avoid a series of problems such as infection and irritation. Regardless of your physique, it generally takes more than 1-3 months to fully recover naturally after surgery, and good and perfect care measures can make the eyes recover better.