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A member asked:
Swelling in the hand and fingers after athroplasty surgery it has been a week now what do i do?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Elevate: First elevate the hand above heart level, second make sure there are no tissue compression by cast and contact your surgeon. Depending on the degree of edema he will make appropriate recommendations.
Answered 6/18/2015
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Swelling & hand surg: Swelling after surgery is minimized by elevating the area, normal blood pressure, no nausea or vomiting, stop taking nsaid's, antioxidants, and some vitamins and supplements that can cause bruising 2 wks before and after, and low salt diet. And if advised physical therapy and elastic wraps.
Answered 1/30/2020
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