Until just 3 days ago, the swelling was so severe and the inside of my mouth was all ulcerated and hurt so much that I searched through tons of online reviews
I also kept asking questions in this community and worrying,
but like a lie, the swelling and pain got better right on time for my hospital visit today... Until last night, I was fuming and thinking that when I went to the hospital, I should ask them to remove the stitches right away, but when I woke up this morning, my face felt less heavy and my mouth didn’t hurt!!
From day 1 to 2, my swelling really wasn’t that bad, so I even told the nurse, “I guess I’m made for facial contouring!”
But starting on day 3, I began swelling like crazy, and my face literally became like a rectangular brick.
I had the surgery because my chin was slightly long, so I originally did have a V-line, but the swelling was seriously so bad that my face looked like this: ㅁ
And the areas inside my mouth where the stitches were got so swollen that they hurt so, so much. To the point that the inner flesh of my mouth was indented in the shape of my teeth...
Still, I endured it by walking 2 hours a day, drinking pumpkin juice, and only having things like New Care and soy milk for meals.
But today, when I went in and asked the teacher who disinfected and treated me about various things,
they said I shouldn’t only drink liquid-like things, and that eating porridge with solid bits to get proper nutrients and doing chewing exercises would help with the swelling!
So I immediately ate kimchi stew, and now my throat is so spicy... I don’t think spicy food is something to eat right away...ㅎ
Anyway, if you’re worrying a lot about swelling from days 1 to 7 like I was, don’t worry too much and just try waiting until day 7!!!!
Like 2