{"id":19508,"date":"2021-10-11T17:38:14","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T09:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/?post_type=health-article&#038;p=19508"},"modified":"2024-01-31T17:45:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T09:45:14","slug":"10-tips-to-manage-wounds-after-surgery","status":"publish","type":"health-article","link":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/health-articles\/10-tips-to-manage-wounds-after-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Tips to Manage Wounds After Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19508\" class=\"elementor elementor-19508\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d49c9d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d49c9d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bb94b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bb94b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>After surgery, you will need to take care of the surgical incision as it heals. Your doctor used either stitches, staples, tissue glue, or tape strips to close the surgical incision. You will need to keep the area clean, change the dressing and watch for signs of infection. Doing so not only lowers the risk of infection, it can help you avoid pain\/discomfort, and limits scarring.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-790ad61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"790ad61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae28b54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae28b54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"subtopic01\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The following are 10 tips on taking care of your surgical incisions:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a148040 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a148040\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"body-text-highlight\"><strong>1. Avoid friction and trauma to your incision.<\/strong><\/div><p><br \/>Do not wear tight clothing against the incision. It is best to avoid movements that affects the area surrounding your wound. That way, you&#8217;ll lower your risk of pulling the wound apart.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2600cf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2600cf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"836\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/health-article-tips-manage-wound-after-surgery-sub-banner-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19495\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/health-article-tips-manage-wound-after-surgery-sub-banner-1.png 836w, https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/health-article-tips-manage-wound-after-surgery-sub-banner-1-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/health-article-tips-manage-wound-after-surgery-sub-banner-1-768x276.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbf8293 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bbf8293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-819d259 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"819d259\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"body-text-highlight\"><div class=\"body-text-highlight\"><strong>2. Keep your incision covered with clean and dry dressings.<\/strong><\/div><br \/>Change the dressing according to your doctor&#8217;s instructions.<br \/>\u00a0<div class=\"body-text-highlight\"><strong>3. Showering is preferable to bathing.<\/strong><\/div><br \/>Soaking the wound will soften the scar tissue and can cause the wound to re-open. You can splash the wound but do not rub the wound area as this will cause pain and delay the healing process.<br \/>\u00a0<div class=\"body-text-highlight\"><strong>4. Some waterproof dressing can be left in place while you take a bath or shower.<\/strong><\/div><br \/>Other dressings that is not waterproof will need to be removed before having a bath or shower.<br \/>\u00a0<div class=\"body-text-highlight\"><strong>5. Do not use skin cleansers, alcohol, peroxide, iodine, or soaps with antibacterial chemicals.<\/strong><\/div>\u00a0<div class=\"body-text-highlight\"><strong>6. Pat the wound dry gently with a clean towel after bathing or showering.<\/strong><\/div><br \/>You may apply an antibacterial ointment to protect the incision from infection.<br \/>\u00a0<div class=\"body-text-highlight\"><strong>7. If the surgery was performed on your face, do not wear make-up over the scar until it has fully healed.<\/strong><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7c84c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f7c84c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"836\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/health-article-tips-manage-wound-after-surgery-sub-banner-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19497\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/health-article-tips-manage-wound-after-surgery-sub-banner-2.png 836w, https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/health-article-tips-manage-wound-after-surgery-sub-banner-2-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/health-article-tips-manage-wound-after-surgery-sub-banner-2-768x276.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbf25d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dbf25d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae27358 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae27358\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"body-text-highlight\"><strong>8. Eat a balanced diet, high in protein, which keeps your skin strong and helps wounds heal.<\/strong><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26ef2f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26ef2f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"836\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/health-article-tips-manage-wound-after-surgery-sub-banner-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19499\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/health-article-tips-manage-wound-after-surgery-sub-banner-3.png 836w, https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/health-article-tips-manage-wound-after-surgery-sub-banner-3-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/health-article-tips-manage-wound-after-surgery-sub-banner-3-768x276.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd52999 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dd52999\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac3d15b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac3d15b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"body-text-highlight\"><strong>9. If you smoke, quit! Smoking is bad for blood flow and ultimately, skin healing.<\/strong><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ccb3ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ccb3ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"836\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/health-article-tips-manage-wound-after-surgery-banner.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19501\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/health-article-tips-manage-wound-after-surgery-banner.png 836w, https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/health-article-tips-manage-wound-after-surgery-banner-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/health-article-tips-manage-wound-after-surgery-banner-768x276.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ca7fa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4ca7fa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ec9135 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ec9135\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"body-text-highlight\"><div class=\"body-text-highlight\"><strong>10. All wounds leave a scar.<\/strong><\/div><br \/>Scars are sensitive to the sun and can get darkened. For the first 6 months after your operation, keep scars covered or apply sunscreen. Lotions and skin softeners are also helpful to soften scars. Some scars fade over time and some do not.<br \/>\u00a0<div class=\"body-text-highlight\">If you are experiencing the following changes, you should consult to your doctor or a\u00a0<a class=\"link\" href=\"\/malaysia\/specialties\/general-surgery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general surgeon<\/a>\u00a0for further investigation.<\/div>\u00a0<ul><li>a wound that is more red, swollen or hot<\/li><li>a wound that has green or yellow discharge<\/li><li>a wound that smells bad<\/li><li>bleeding that does not stop after applying pressure<\/li><li>pain that is getting worse<\/li><li>a feeling of hardness or fullness around the wound<\/li><li>an incision that opens<\/li><li>a fever over 37.8\u00b0C<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2643207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2643207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef404bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef404bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>\u8fd9\u7bc7\u6587\u7ae0\u9996\u6b21\u520a\u767b\u5728<a href=\"https:\/\/goodhealth.my\/%e6%89%8b%e6%9c%af%e5%90%8e%e4%bc%a4%e5%8f%a3%e6%8a%a4%e7%90%86%e4%b8%80%e5%ae%9a%e4%b8%8d%e8%83%bd%e6%87%92%ef%bc%81%e6%8a%a4%e7%90%86%e9%9c%80%e8%a6%81%e6%b3%a8%e6%84%8f%e5%93%aa%e4%ba%9b%e7%bb%86\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u300a\u5065\u5eb7\u65f6\u5c1a\u6742\u5fd7\/GoodHealth Magazine\u300b<\/a><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After surgery, you will need to take care of the surgical incision as it heals. 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