How painful is the recovery process after a bone graft?

OK: The discomfort is not too bad which can last for a few days. It really depends on the size of the bone graft. Of course the larger the bone graft, the longer the recovery and healing time will be. However, patients have various threshold pain levels. Ask your doctor a little bit about the type and size of bone graft.

Slight to moderate: The postoperative pain from the bone graft cause by three reasons: 1) infection, 2) uncontrolled swelling, 3) collateral damages during the grafting procedure. A grafting procedure should be carried out with least collateral damages to the area, i.e. The complete flap closure, patency of covering tissue, fixation of the graft. Medication will control swelling, infection, and pain.