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Discharge & wound care advice after your skin surgery
Read about how to look after your skin surgery wound.
Also read this advice on what to do after you've had a local anaesthetic procedure at the plastic surgery clinic.
Having a healthy lifestyle and nutritious diet will also help you to heal.
Smoking slows healing. Stop smoking to heal more quickly.
Important
See your GP (or go to an after-hours GP) as soon as possible if you have:
- a fever with a temperature higher than 38°C, or chills
- increasing pain or redness
- heavy bleeding
- leaking fluid, pus, or blood
- concerns about your surgery.
On the next page: Discharge advice after a local anaesthetic procedure
Written by HealthInfo clinical advisers. Last reviewed April 2018.
Review key: HIEXS-87512
