Todd R
Headphoneus Supremus
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Hey Bud,
ICE is the key to keeping the swelling down. I had all 4 out at once (While I was still in the military). They had us wear icepacks all night long on the first night. Hardly any swelling at all :600smile
I was lucky mine were all out in about 10 min. They only numbed me up with a few shots which was plenty. He grabbed the top ones with some type of pliers and they popped right out. The bottom ones he pried out with a small crowbar type device.
Everything was fine until the novacane wore off, then I was in the worst pain of my life until the Tylenol 3 hit.
Originally Posted by djgustashaw How long does it take for the swelling to go down? I had mine taken out yesterday (Weds. the 21st), and my face looks like a pear. Tomorrow is my last day off from work and I go back on Saturday, I really hope it'll be down by then. I've been going heavy on ibprofen to control the swelling but it got worse overnight. At least I have no soreness... and the procedure itself was actually damn fun with the laughing gas! |
Hey Bud,
ICE is the key to keeping the swelling down. I had all 4 out at once (While I was still in the military). They had us wear icepacks all night long on the first night. Hardly any swelling at all :600smile
I was lucky mine were all out in about 10 min. They only numbed me up with a few shots which was plenty. He grabbed the top ones with some type of pliers and they popped right out. The bottom ones he pried out with a small crowbar type device.
Everything was fine until the novacane wore off, then I was in the worst pain of my life until the Tylenol 3 hit.