How to relieve neck tightness after thyroid surgery

Neck tightness itself is a natural reaction to surgery, and nowadays, to avoid or reduce this symptom, surgery through lumpectomy and other routes is carried out. If neck discomfort is already present, localized physical therapy with hot towels and also strengthening exercises will slowly adapt. The lower border of the traditional neck surgery range is the upper sternal fossa, the upper border is above the thyroid cartilage, and the width sometimes reaches the edge of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. The trauma of the surgical field goes through a healing period of scarring in recovery, including blood exudation, fibrous tissue proliferation, and scar contraction, and the patient will feel tightness in the neck. Over time, the inflammatory edema slowly subsides, the scar gradually softens, and the tightness in the neck will improve.