Articles on recovery and aftercare: wound care, swelling, activity limits, flying after surgery and the symptoms that mean you should call your doctor. Your discharge instructions always come first.
Contact your surgical team promptly if an incision becomes increasingly red, warm, swollen, or painful; leaks cloudy or foul-smelling fluid; pulls apart; or if…
Scars heal in overlapping stages: bleeding stops and inflammation cleans the wound during the first week, new collagen fills the gap over the following…
Lymphatic drainage massage is best supported as one part of complete decongestive therapy for lymphedema after cancer-related surgery, where studies show it can modestly…
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