Re: chin bandage

[Guest guest]

I had both a chin bandage and my face was wrapped, in addition to the

ice packs. The wrapping (basically my face was wrapped in gauze from

under my chin to the top of my head) came off the day after surgery

(surgery was in the morning on a Tuesday). That's when I got a good

look at myself. The chin bandage had to stay on until the Friday same

week. It left a lot of yucky residue that was fun cleaning off because

I couldn't feel my chin and didn't want to!!!

I was told by a friend who also had the same surgery that the chin

bandage is supposed to help hold the muscles in place for the first

few days post-op. I don't know why they wrapped my whole face, but

probably for the same reason and to help minimize swelling.

Hope that helps,

> Can you tell me please how long you had a bandage on your jaw and

chin if you had one at all?

[Guest guest]

, thankyou that it very helpful. I was hoping it wasn't on for more than a

week.

fiddlesticks220002 <no_reply > wrote:I had both a chin bandage

and my face was wrapped, in addition to the

ice packs. The wrapping (basically my face was wrapped in gauze from

under my chin to the top of my head) came off the day after surgery

(surgery was in the morning on a Tuesday). That's when I got a good

look at myself. The chin bandage had to stay on until the Friday same

week. It left a lot of yucky residue that was fun cleaning off because

I couldn't feel my chin and didn't want to!!!

I was told by a friend who also had the same surgery that the chin

bandage is supposed to help hold the muscles in place for the first

few days post-op. I don't know why they wrapped my whole face, but

probably for the same reason and to help minimize swelling.

Hope that helps,

> Can you tell me please how long you had a bandage on your jaw and

chin if you had one at all?

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