4. Anesthesia
Peridural
5. Hospital admission
Two to three days.
6. Surgery time
Around two hours.
7. What happens on the next day
The patient can sit down resting on the thigh, can walk and
take a shower. The pain is mild and one can say there’s
a little bit of discomfort on the first 48 hours, that’s
why it is needed to take some pain killers.
8. Draining
It is not necessary once that local bleeding and bruises are
rare.
9. Place of incision and scar
The scar does not leave the gluteal fold, therefore when the
patient is standing up the scar is hidden. This scar has normally
good quality and in some cases, however, it is necessary a
touch up and even more rarely, beta therapy – radio
therapy specific for cicatrisation.
10. Lying down
Lying down side ways should be respect for seven to ten days.
11. Hospital discharge
The patient leaves the hospital in around 48 to 72 hours.
At home it is not necessary to be in bed all the time. The
patient can walk, sit on the couch but every caution is necessary
to avoid the body flexion – approximation of the chest
to the knee.
12. Return to normal activities
The great majority of the patients go back to work in around
10 days. It is allowed to drive on the 20th day.
13. Precautions after surgery –
on the long run
A gauze called “micropore” must be put directly
on the incision for about three to four months. By doing this
the scar will get its best result.
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