Post-Op. Care Instructions
1. Gargling
- From the day of surgery until one week after the stitches are removed
- For the first 3 days post-surgery, manage your oral hygiene using only gargling.
- Rinse with gargling upon waking up, before bed, after consuming any beverages or food other than water, and every 2 hours throughout the day.
2. Brushing Teeth
- Starting from Day 4 post-surgery:
- You can begin brushing your teeth on the 4th day after surgery.
- Brush your teeth after meals, and gargling in between to maintain oral hygiene.
[Gargling Instructions]
- If you haven't eaten anything, gargling 3-4 times.
- After eating, rinse your mouth thoroughly with water until no food particles remain, then gargling 3-4 times.
- Do not rinse with water after using gargling solution.
Note: Avoid puffing out your cheeks or rinsing forcefully, as this can cause the wound to reopen or allow foreign substances to enter, potentially leading to infection. Rinse gently.
[How to Make Gargling Solution]
- Mix 1 cup (20 mL) of Hexamedine with 1 liter of saline solution. (Use the transparent cup attached to the Hexamedine cap for measurement.)
- Pour the diluted gargling solution into a separate cup and use it for rinsing.
● Day of Surgery (After Fasting Ends) to Day 3: Eat Porridge
● From Day 4 Onwards: Regular Diet
For the first week until the stitches are removed, avoid greasy, spicy, and salty foods, as they may increase the risk of inflammation.
There are no restrictions on hard, tough, or sticky foods.
● Day of Surgery to Day 3: Cold Compress
● Day 4 and Beyond: Hot Compress
When applying cold or hot compresses, there is a risk of frostbite or burns, so please wrap the pack in a towel before applying it to your skin.
The ice pack provided can be used for both cold and hot compresses.
For hot compresses, melt the ice pack first and then warm it by placing it in warm water.
Using a microwave is not recommended as it may cause the pack to burst.
Hot compresses help improve blood circulation, which aids in reducing swelling. Once the swelling has sufficiently subsided, you may stop using the hot compress.
1. Including Cheekbone Pin Removal
Starting from the day after surgery, you may take a light shower below the neck. From the 3rd day, after removing the tape on the sideburns, you can wash your face, shampoo your hair, and apply makeup.
(When applying makeup, avoid the wound area near the sideburns.)
2.Only Chin Pin Removal
From the day after surgery, you can wash your face, shampoo your hair, take a shower, and apply makeup.
※ When washing your hair, do not bend forward for the first 2 weeks. Instead, wash your hair while standing and tilting your head back in the shower.
If You Have Undergone Cheekbone Pin Removal :
● After removing the tape on the sideburns (on the 3rd day post-surgery) until 7 days after the stitches are removed, apply an antibiotic ointment to the wound area three times a day (morning, afternoon, and evening).
1. Avoid applying pressure to the surgical area or engaging in activities that may increase blood pressure for 2 weeks, as this could lead to the risk of bleeding or hematoma.
● Examples include coughing, sneezing, vomiting, bending over to wash your hair, and lifting heavy objects.
2. For the first week after surgery, it is recommended to sleep with your head elevated above heart level.
3. Alcohol consumption, smoking, sauna, and steam rooms should all be avoided for at least 1 month after surgery.
4. Exercise:
● Light Aerobic Activities: Gentle activities such as walking can be resumed the day after surgery, but it is advised to avoid sweating.
● All types of exercise can be resumed 1 month after surgery.
● Day 3
- Wound Check and Sterilization
- Postoperative CT scan and X-ray Imaging
- SLD Swelling Care
● Day 7
- Stitch Removal and Sterilization
- SLD Swelling Care
