Will the wound heal after twenty days of surgery to remove armpit odor?

Hello, the traditional surgery for armpit odor, is to remove the skin containing sweat glands and part of the subcutaneous tissue in the armpit, the surgery is not too traumatic, usually about 14 days after the operation to remove the stitches, remove the stitches too early, there will be the possibility of incision cracking. Generally speaking, this part of the main skin flap free more, more likely to exist in the local blood circulation is not good.

Precautions after armpit odor surgery

1, within two weeks after the operation, the arms should not be raised above the shoulders, strictly avoid arm extension movements (such as pulling the bracelet on the bus, putting on and taking off the headgear, as well as cycling, driving, steering wheel and other actions), to avoid strenuous exercise, excessive sweating, because these may occur wound hematoma and part of the skin necrosis, poor wound healing complications. The following is a list of the most common complications.

2. There is no need to change the dressing after the surgery, and the gauze will be removed by the nursing staff at the outpatient clinic on the 4th day after the surgery.

3. On the fourth day after surgery, you can change the medication on your own. Wash the armpits with saline or boiled cold water, wipe them dry, apply a thin layer of ointment, and then cover them with gauze.

4. If there is any postoperative swelling, wound hematoma, or any problems, you can go to the dermatology treatment room or hospital emergency room or outpatient clinic.

5. For those who undergo traditional axillary sweat gland removal, upper arm exercises such as lifting heavy objects, heights, playing ball games, and holding children should be restricted for 1 to 2 weeks after surgery to ensure smooth wound recovery.

6.5~7 days after the surgery, the patients who have axillary sweat gland extraction and scraping surgery should start to move their upper limbs moderately to facilitate the recovery.

7. Whether it is traditional axillary sweat gland removal or suction scraping, patients need to ban smoking before and after the surgery for 1 week, otherwise the axillary skin is prone to necrosis and ulceration.