Guest guest Posted May 25, 2005 Report Share Posted May 25, 2005 right after surgery i would recommend cold around the surgical site. .. when the wounds are still fresh, the coolness slows down the blood flow and minimizes the swelling and the pain associated with swelling. after 4-5 days, depending on whether the swelling has peaked or not, use heat near the area to increase the blood ciculation to the wound. .. in doing so, you open the capillaries and move blood through that area. this helps remove the blood and other fluids in the swell. for heat, someone here introduced the rice in a bag method and it works like a charm and you don't have to spend any $ on it.. hope this helps <html><DIV><FONT face= " Lucida Handwriting, Cursive " color=#000099></FONT> & nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><FONT face= " Lucida Handwriting, Cursive " color=#000099>derrick</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <P><IMG height=75 src= " http://www.educ.sfu.ca/pdp/admissions/content/general_information/images/sf\ u.jpg " width=425 align=bottom></P></DIV></html> <br><br><br> & gt;From: str8teeth4me & lt;no_reply & gt;<br> & gt;Reply-To: orthognathicsurgerysupport <br> & gt;To: orthognathicsurgerysupport <br> & gt;Subject: [Orthognathic Surgery Support ] Re: Yellow bruising<br> & gt;Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 20:48:04 -0000<br> & gt;<br> & gt;Question: Does anyone think those disposable heating pads that stick<br> & gt;to your body parts would be good for the jaw after surgery? L<br> & gt;<br> & gt;<br> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2005 Report Share Posted May 25, 2005 Thanks, Derrick. Good to know. I will have to look for that rice in a bag method. L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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