After cosmetic surgery, many people know that in order to recover smoothly and speed up the decreasing of edema, cold compresses or hot compresses are needed. However, when should you apply cold compresses? When should I apply hot compresses? What is the most appropriate cold or hot compress? Many people are not sure.

Specific methods of operation
A, cold compress - 3 days after surgery cold compress
Efficacy: 2 days after surgery is the wound vascular prone to bleeding, this ice compress can make the surgical site vascular cold contraction, reduce bleeding, favorable recovery.

Cold compress therapy commonly used are the following two kinds.
(1) ice bag compress method
This is a dry cold compress method, especially effective in the conditions of ice, in the rubber made of ice bags, filled with half a bag of crushed ice (or cold water), the bag flat on the table, so that the mouth of the bag raised, with the hand lightly press the bag body, discharge the gas in the bag, and then tighten the bag, dry the surface of the water, set on the cloth cover, placed on the affected part can be. Cold compress time is generally 20-30 minutes, multiple times a day.

(2) wet cold compress method
Use a basin with cold water (ice can be put in the winter, the best use of new well water in summer), soak two small towels or gauze in the basin, take out and wring to half dry and then put on the affected part. 4-5 minutes to change the dressing cloth, each dressing 20-30 minutes, multiple times a day.

Second, hot compress - only after 4 days after surgery to start hot compress
Efficacy.
Hot compress can make the body surface temperature rise, subcutaneous tissue stretching, spasm of capillary relaxation, expansion, blood flow accelerated, metabolism flourished, promote the lesion site tissue blood, siltation, muscle, anti-inflammatory, swelling, pain and scar tissue softening.

Hot compress therapy is commonly used in the following two kinds.
(1) hot water bag method
Belongs to a dry heat compress method. First check whether the hot water bag has a leak, and then the hot water (preferably 60 ℃ -70 ℃) to 2/3 of the bag capacity, gas, tighten the mouth of the bag, dry the water outside the bag, packed into a cloth sleeve or wrapped in cloth to be used. In general, each time the hot compress 20-30 minutes, 3-4 times a day.

(2) wet heat compress method
Dressing cloth can be made of gauze or towel. First dip the dressing cloth in a basin of hot water, take out and wring to half dry, use the palm side of your wrist to test whether the temperature is appropriate (must not be hot to apply to the affected part), the dressing cloth covered with cotton pads to avoid heat dissipation, about every 5 minutes to change 1 dressing cloth.