How to wear a bandage after surgery

The bandage is called a tight bandage, made of a special breathable material that keeps the joints or the necessary spine and is used to reduce the load on the damaged (injured) area. Wearing and the choice of a band requires compliance with certain rules, otherwise the whole treatment might go down the drain.

You will need

• - doctor's consultation;
• necessary bandage;
• - cotton underwear.

Instruction

1. Before selecting a brace consult with your doctor about its use. Let him tell you about the correct model of fixation and time of use of the brace.
2. Buy a bandage at any pharmacy, in accordance with the recommendations of the doctor. Please note that your bandage is well breathable, does not break the blood circulation, without causing discomfort. Picking up the bandage, focus on your size. It usually depends on the amount of the waist and its width from the growth of the operated or the amount of postoperative seam.
3. Mainly the bandage put on underwear made of natural fabrics. But some models of tires can be worn on bare skin. Before the brace, carefully read the instructions to him: read the situation in which you need to wear a brace, how to fix, what to wear, how to care, etc.
4. The time of wearing the brace depends on the effectiveness of primary treatment and your individual circumstances. But usually postoperative brace wear no more than two months, otherwise you may experience atrophy of internal organs. Wearing time is prescribed by a doctor.
5. Do not try to tighten on themselves the bandage too tightly: you seriously block the access of oxygen to the affected area. If you are using a magnetic bandage, do not use it with other electronic devices in the body. Do not wear the brace with high heels are incompatible. To take the weight off the internal organs and back, exercise only in the brace. If you feel any discomfort when wearing it, consult your doctor.
6. Remember that the bandage is used in combination with the main treatment, it locks the operating seam and prevents bruising and swelling at the incision site, exfoliate the scar and makes it more aesthetically pleasing. In addition, the bandage ensures the correct position of the internal organs and removes the operated on from the extra load.