How long does it take for the swelling to go down after ankle fracture surgery

Many people often sprain their ankles due to carelessness, and spraining an ankle is a habitual action. If you do it all the time, it will form a memory of the bones over time. This will give the bones an illusion that they have always grown crooked. Therefore, you must be careful after spraining your ankle and wait until your foot has healed before getting out of bed and moving around. So how long will it take for the swelling to subside after ankle fracture surgery? The following is a detailed introduction.

After ankle fracture surgery, you should pay more attention to keeping warm, avoid cold, apply hot compresses and wash your body, raise the affected limb when resting, and take oral blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing drugs.

The swelling may last for a long time, but it is generally not a big problem and will be absorbed slowly.

Guidance: First of all, you should strengthen the functional exercise of the ankle joint. You can go to the Chinese medicine department and ask the doctor to prescribe some Chinese herbal medicine for blood circulation and swelling. It will gradually ease. This must take a certain amount of time, don't rush.

This is a common reaction after surgery and will generally improve after a period of activity.

Guidance: It is recommended to rest, apply hot compresses, practice ankle joint activities, and be careful not to get out of bed before the fracture heals.

It's been 2 months after the ankle fracture surgery. It's normal that there's still swelling. Don't worry, it will get better slowly. Are you moving around with crutches now? Otherwise, there wouldn't be swelling, because the affected limb will be locally congested and swollen when it droops.

Instructions: It is recommended not to soak your feet now as it will aggravate the swelling. You can move around with crutches now, but the affected limb cannot step on the ground. Elevate the affected limb when sleeping at night to help reduce swelling. Take some Chinese patent medicine orally to promote blood circulation, unblock meridians, and strengthen bones and tendons. You can do ankle flexion function exercises.