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Day 4-5 Recovery: Swelling Migration and Discomfort

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What happens here

On Day 4, the swelling continued its downward migration, moving from the forehead into the eyelid, causing it to remain swollen shut. By Day 5, the swelling had shifted further down, affecting the under-eye and cheek areas, creating a yellowish appearance like bruising. The doctor confirmed this fluid drainage was normal, following the path of least resistance. The patient reported no pain, only a sensation similar to 'crazy sinuses.' During this time, he was only permitted to wear specific 'Peaky Blinders' or 'newsboy' hats that apply pressure only to the rim of the head, avoiding the newly transplanted area. The donor area at the back of the head started to sting at night, which was alleviated by Tylenol.

Goal: On days 4 and 5, the swelling continues to migrate downwards, moving from the eyelids to the under-eye and cheek areas, but remains painless, primarily causing an odd sensation.

Tools and materials

  • Peaky Blinders Hat (Newsboy Cap)
  • Tylenol (Acetaminophen)

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four kicked in all right today is day four I just woke up um my eyelid is shut as you can see all the fluid drain from my forehead which you know good no more pressure there but it went right into my eyelid and uh it does want to stay open I really thought day four and five are just gonna be the worst of it and then by time we get to the end of day five we're smooth sailing boy was I wrong day five update as you can see uh the swelling from the eye went down and uh it shifted into my eyelid here I spoke to the doctor he said that you know it's basically following the path of at least resistance and after this it should get absorbed into the fat tissue and muscle and all that stuff but nothing hurts it just feels like you have crazy sinuses running so we'll see what tomorrow brings at this point pressure drainage is the only that's really bothering me not to mention I look like a completely different person when there's all the swelling on your face the only thing that really bothered me was that at night time the back wounds that they extracted the graphs from they really started to sting but with a little bit of extra things Tylenol it's totally manageable the one part about it is when I consulted my doctor about all the swelling he's had only one in 10 people experience this level of swelling so I get to draw the

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