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Hey Sara,

Not that you asked, but I thought I'd share with you some of the

things that helped me with the post-op skin disaster:

1. A good clearing mask, preferably with some clay to dry up the oil.

I alternated between Zia's acne mask and DHC's mineral mask.

http://www.dhccare.com/Product.aspx?id=Mineral%20Mask

2. Sebasorb, a lotion that dries up oil slicks. It works!

http://www.sumlab.com/Shop/acne/sebasorb.asp

3. A facialist once told me that gently exfoliating my skin's surface

with either a vitamin C product or fruit acid (not a scrub) would

help my acne flare-ups. I remembered this when I had my post-op

pimples and used lemon juice on my forehead. Seemed to help.

4. The same facialist told me to drink more water to help control the

acne, so that's what I did post-op.

I'm six weeks post-op today and still have some bumps under the

surface -- I can feel but not see them -- on my chin and forehead.

But I do think the items above helped control things. My skin may

have just resolved all of this on it's own too, but I do think this

stuff helped me feel a little bit better. Good luck!

Maddie

In orthognathicsurgerysupport , slcody@y... wrote:

>

> ...just like I expected, but still, it's annoying! So I just

thought

> I'd come here and rant. The week after the surgery, I had an

> inflammatory reaction to the tape around my mouth for the post-

genio

> bandage, which was extremely red and rough (and which made me glad

> for the temporary numbness, because I'm sure it would have

otherwise

> hurt like hell!). My doc gave me a steroidal cream to calm it

down,

> which seemed to do some of the trick, though the rash (at least I

> think it's the rash) is currently flaring up again mildly on the

> sides of my mouth where the lips meet -- so it makes

brushing/eating

> a little uncomfortable, now that there's more feeling there!

>

> Also, of course, my face has become an oil slick, with a smattering

> of tiny pimples and an increase in blackheads across my nose.

> *sigh* I even have a pimple on my lip (it doesn't look/feel like a

> cold sore, so I'm assuming it's a pimple!) right next to the rash.

> Ack! And all this, just as the bruising was (is) *finally*

starting

> to go down.

>

> Speaking of which, I learned something crucial (amazingly enough,

my

> new nephew's pediatrician clued me in on this): ibuprofen actually

> *prolongs* bad bruising, which is probably what part of the problem

> was with my severe bruising -- ibuprofen is better for

> pain/inflammation, and so that's automatically what my surgeon put

me

> on. Given that he'd never seen anyone bruise as badly as I did,

> apparently it just wasn't in his experience to switch me to Tylenol

> early on. But I made the switch myself last week, and the bruising

> is definitely on the move (finally!). So that's good to know...

>

> Anyway, just wanted to vent a little to folks I know would

> sympathize. I'm on the mend otherwise and will probably return to

> work next week.

>

> Sara

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This is one of the things I am really worried about when I have my

surgery ~ I have extremely sensitive skin and I bet the same thing

will happen to me. I'm actually allergic to bandaids, I think it's

something in the glue b/c it doesn't matter whether they're latex,

plastic, cloth etc. The skin on my face is way more sensitive so

I'm worried about what might happen ~ Maddie's advice about the skin

products sounds good, but I would still be careful. I had an

allergic reaction/rash on my face a few years ago and putting

products on it just made it worse (even steroidal cream didn't

help). Now I cannot use anything but very mild products like spectro

gel cleanser and noxema as a moisturizer (which really helps acne

and oil problems by the way!). I would avoid using any products on

the area with the rash b/c your skin is very sensitive and

vulnerable right now, you could develop allergies to other things (I

think that's what happened to me) ~ try only patting it with a damp

cloth and see if it settles down. I know how annoying it is! If

it's really bad, your doctor could prescribe you something like

novohydroxyzin/hydroxyzine which works from the inside out. Hope

you get better! And thanks for the info about ibuprofen ~ I had no

idea!!

> >

> > ...just like I expected, but still, it's annoying! So I just

> thought

> > I'd come here and rant. The week after the surgery, I had an

> > inflammatory reaction to the tape around my mouth for the post-

> genio

> > bandage, which was extremely red and rough (and which made me

glad

> > for the temporary numbness, because I'm sure it would have

> otherwise

> > hurt like hell!). My doc gave me a steroidal cream to calm it

> down,

> > which seemed to do some of the trick, though the rash (at least

I

> > think it's the rash) is currently flaring up again mildly on the

> > sides of my mouth where the lips meet -- so it makes

> brushing/eating

> > a little uncomfortable, now that there's more feeling there!

> >

> > Also, of course, my face has become an oil slick, with a

smattering

> > of tiny pimples and an increase in blackheads across my nose.

> > *sigh* I even have a pimple on my lip (it doesn't look/feel

like a

> > cold sore, so I'm assuming it's a pimple!) right next to the

rash.

> > Ack! And all this, just as the bruising was (is) *finally*

> starting

> > to go down.

> >

> > Speaking of which, I learned something crucial (amazingly

enough,

> my

> > new nephew's pediatrician clued me in on this): ibuprofen

actually

> > *prolongs* bad bruising, which is probably what part of the

problem

> > was with my severe bruising -- ibuprofen is better for

> > pain/inflammation, and so that's automatically what my surgeon

put

> me

> > on. Given that he'd never seen anyone bruise as badly as I did,

> > apparently it just wasn't in his experience to switch me to

Tylenol

> > early on. But I made the switch myself last week, and the

bruising

> > is definitely on the move (finally!). So that's good to know...

> >

> > Anyway, just wanted to vent a little to folks I know would

> > sympathize. I'm on the mend otherwise and will probably return

to

> > work next week.

> >

> > Sara

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as for the rash try neosporn. as foir the oil----I loved noxzemna

daily cleansing pads----you can use them several times a day if

needed and they are easier then using a soap and water while your

face is still tender. But be really careful not to go around your

lips as I am imagining that would hurt like no other.

Ibprofun increases bleeding so it makes since that it would pro long

bruising. It also stops bones from moving.

>

> ...just like I expected, but still, it's annoying! So I just

thought

> I'd come here and rant. The week after the surgery, I had an

> inflammatory reaction to the tape around my mouth for the post-

genio

> bandage, which was extremely red and rough (and which made me glad

> for the temporary numbness, because I'm sure it would have

otherwise

> hurt like hell!). My doc gave me a steroidal cream to calm it

down,

> which seemed to do some of the trick, though the rash (at least I

> think it's the rash) is currently flaring up again mildly on the

> sides of my mouth where the lips meet -- so it makes

brushing/eating

> a little uncomfortable, now that there's more feeling there!

>

> Also, of course, my face has become an oil slick, with a smattering

> of tiny pimples and an increase in blackheads across my nose.

> *sigh* I even have a pimple on my lip (it doesn't look/feel like a

> cold sore, so I'm assuming it's a pimple!) right next to the rash.

> Ack! And all this, just as the bruising was (is) *finally*

starting

> to go down.

>

> Speaking of which, I learned something crucial (amazingly enough,

my

> new nephew's pediatrician clued me in on this): ibuprofen actually

> *prolongs* bad bruising, which is probably what part of the problem

> was with my severe bruising -- ibuprofen is better for

> pain/inflammation, and so that's automatically what my surgeon put

me

> on. Given that he'd never seen anyone bruise as badly as I did,

> apparently it just wasn't in his experience to switch me to Tylenol

> early on. But I made the switch myself last week, and the bruising

> is definitely on the move (finally!). So that's good to know...

>

> Anyway, just wanted to vent a little to folks I know would

> sympathize. I'm on the mend otherwise and will probably return to

> work next week.

>

> Sara

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