What to Avoid After Plastic Surgery?

As people’s need for becoming more beautiful, plastic surgery is becoming more and more popular. We are glad to see more and more people achieve their dreams of being young and beautiful. However, after plastic surgeries, there are some items you need to pay attention to, here are the things you need avoid to do after plastic surgery.

Diet:

• Avoid eating spicy foods to avoid irritating the wound after surgery.

• Try to avoid foods that are too salty or sweet to reduce the risk of edema and inflammation.

• The diet should be light and easy to digest, with more vegetables, fruits and high-protein foods to help promote healing.

• Avoid caffeinated or alcoholic beverages as they may interfere with the healing process.

• Avoid eating allergic foods. Crustaceans such as crabs and shrimps can easily cause skin allergies because they contain ingredients such as histamine. There are also tropical fruits like mango and pineapple, which can easily cause allergies in our wounds. When you have allergies, your skin can turn red, rash, or even shed. If allergic, it is easy to cause edema in surgical incisions, resulting in delayed healing of these wounds.

• Avoid eating hard foods and those that require forceful chewing. Things to chew hard after plastic surgery. After plastic surgery, you must eat more food that is easy to chew, and chew less often, because chewing too much can cause the surgical incision to split. If the incision splits, you will have to go to the hospital again for stitches, which is not conducive to wound recovery.

Oral hygiene:

If the procedure involves the mouth or facial area, pay special attention to oral hygiene, but avoid brushing your teeth too vigorously or using mouthwash, which can irritate the wound.

Activities and sports:

• Avoid strenuous exercise or physical activity, at least during the recovery period recommended by your doctor.

• Avoid excessive exercise, which increases the risk of wound dehiscence or other complications.

Stay Rested:

After surgery, giving yourself plenty of rest to avoid fatigue and overexertion will help promote healing.

Follow your doctor’s advice:

Take medications strictly as recommended and prescribed by your doctor, including any antibiotics or pain relievers.

Avoid smoking and drinking alcohol:

Smoking and drinking alcohol may affect circulation and the healing process and should be avoided if possible.

Maintain good wound care:

Clean and change wound dressings regularly to avoid infection.

Avoid exposure to sunlight:

If the skin is involved during surgery, exposure to the sun should be avoided as much as possible to avoid affecting healing and causing pigmentation.

Overall, it is crucial to follow your doctor's advice and instructions, as each person's situation may be different and your doctor will provide specific taboos and precautions based on individual circumstances.