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Not dental related but....

Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:05 am
by enigma
Has anyone noticed since surgery that they have really bad skin argh I seem to have a really bad out break of spots and just all round bad skin. Im wondering is this due to the anesthetic???

Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:11 am
by palht
My skin actually got better right after the surgery, my mom said perhaps because of the antibiotics.

Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 8:34 am
by suzyscientist
I don't know about anaesthetic, but it could also be a number of other things: post-surgery adrenaline coming down, your diet since surgery or even aircon in the hospital! I get breakouts after I've been stressed or whenever I'm somewhere that's heavily air-conditioned. Hope it's not too bad though :)

S

Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 10:03 am
by caschill
I haven't had surgery yet, so I really cannot shed any light on this related to that experience; however, I figured something out related to myself and breakouts. I am in my mid-20's and didn't have any trouble with it my whole life...until I hit 25. I didn't have bad ones, but they were more painful and harder to get rid of. I started to use a salycic acid wash and toner to clear up my breakouts, but it only got worse. I switched over to a benzoyl peroxide wash after some research and that has made all of the difference in the world with my skin. The salycic acid caused a bad reaction in my case.

Hope this helps!

Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 10:15 am
by bb
Yes, I'm getting pimples around the mouth area that just don't want to go away! At least they might be a distraction from the puffy face and elasticized mouth!!!

Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 1:26 pm
by jdon
I am getting a lot of pimples on my chin :x

Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 3:40 pm
by crazybeautiful
Yep. The first week, or 2 weeks was pretty horrible. When I saw my surgeon the first time post-op he notived straight away and said it's just what happens from 'the stuff they use'. I assumed he meant whatever substance they put on your face to keep it clean.


The really bad pimples went away after a few weeks, but I still have more than what is normal for me, mainly around the chin. Sadly I'm still in the spotty stage of life anyway :lol:

Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 6:16 pm
by ceanna
The first few weeks after the surgery, my face got really oily. I think it was because the skin was so stretched from the swelling and the oil glands went crazy. But I didn't have any breakouts the first few weeks, just oily skin. After my swelling went down, my skin calmed down. But now I'm 2 months post-op and my face is starting to break out.