What should I do if my face is swollen after wisdom tooth extraction?

Wisdom teeth are very important teeth. They play a very important role and can have a great impact on people's oral health. Therefore, when there is a problem with wisdom teeth, they need to be removed, otherwise oral health will be seriously threatened. However, many people experience facial swelling and pain after having their wisdom teeth removed. Let’s take a look at what to do if your face is swollen after having your wisdom teeth removed.

Facial swelling after wisdom tooth extraction is a normal postoperative complication. Because wisdom teeth are generally difficult to extract (to put it more professionally, the surgery is quite traumatic), soft tissue swelling will occur after the surgery. Generally speaking, doctors will give appropriate drug treatment (such as oral hormone drugs to reduce edema). In addition, the first three days after surgery are the peak period of soft tissue edema, so the swelling will continue to exist, and it should gradually subside after three days.

In addition, there are ways to deal with the swelling on the face. Generally, applying ice compresses to the face on the extraction side within 48 hours after tooth extraction can reduce the swelling. After 48 hours, the wound is basically stable and you can apply hot compresses (warm towels), which can reduce the swelling as soon as possible. In addition, these are just routine treatments. If the patient feels a lot of pain, or the swelling is severe, or even unable to open his mouth, then other complications may occur. In this case, it is best to go back to the hospital for a check-up.

Live a regular life and don't stay up late

One of the reasons for a swollen face is an irregular lifestyle. Often staying up late will affect metabolism. People who often stay up late and are under a lot of work pressure will slow down their body's metabolism and make it easy for waste to accumulate in the body. Or it may be due to irregular eating habits or excessive stress causing facial swelling. Sub-health problems can slow down the functioning of the lymphatic system, so excess water can accumulate in the body and cannot be discharged in time, causing body and facial swelling and other problems. Therefore, life must return to normal track, and you should give yourself more mental relaxation occasionally.

Don't drink too much water before going to bed

Drinking water is important, but you cannot drink too much water before going to bed, as the water will be stored in the body and edema will occur the next day.

Swelling-reducing actions

1: Pull your ears upward. Use one hand to pull the ear on the same side upwards, and with the other hand, press the face on the side of the stretched ear and push towards the ear.

2: Place the fingers of both hands on the center of the forehead, and then push towards the temples to help drain moisture from the face. Finally move to the temples and massage them.