Re: So hard to close lips

[Guest guest]

I had upper/lower/genio. I didn't have a lot of congestion, you might

try a humidifier, also cleaning your nose out carefully with q-tips

and hydrogen peroxide solution from the drugstore, and sudafed.

Saline nasal sprays may help too, although I didn't like them much.

Yes, I had to make some effort to close my lips post-op. One morning

I woke up with my lips tightly sealed shut. Then I started worrying

that I might not be able to breathe in my sleep!

I can't remember exactly when in the recovery my lips started closing

more naturally, but it was within the 5 week period that I was off

work. This also gradually improved over time. Residual swelling can

take a long time to go down.

Give it some time, there's probably lots of swelling still to go down.

> Did anyone have trouble closing their lips after surgery. I can do

> it, but it takes some effort. I'm mainly breathing through my

mouth

> right now. Ugh, so congested, cant breath through nose. Anyone had

> this problem. Had Lefort 1 btw.

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much for the input , I already am able to close my

lips in a more easier fashion. It is good to know it gets better

over time :-D Much thanks again, you guys are great :-D

> > Did anyone have trouble closing their lips after surgery. I can

do

> > it, but it takes some effort. I'm mainly breathing through my

> mouth

> > right now. Ugh, so congested, cant breath through nose. Anyone

had

> > this problem. Had Lefort 1 btw.

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much for the input , I already am able to close my

lips in a more easier fashion. It is good to know it gets better

over time :-D Much thanks again, you guys are great :-D

> > Did anyone have trouble closing their lips after surgery. I can

do

> > it, but it takes some effort. I'm mainly breathing through my

> mouth

> > right now. Ugh, so congested, cant breath through nose. Anyone

had

> > this problem. Had Lefort 1 btw.