What are the precautions after laparoscopic surgery for ovarian teratoma?

Laparoscopic surgery for ovarian teratoma is a minimally invasive surgery. After the operation, the patient must strengthen nutrition and prevent surgical infection. She can drink some warm water and eat some liquid or semi-liquid food after the operation. She can gradually resume a normal diet until the next day. She must do a good job of wound care and pay attention to the cleanliness of the wound to avoid infection. She cannot take a shower within ten days after the operation.

Among female friends between the ages of 20 and 50, the most common gynecological disease is ovarian cyst. Although this disease will not have a significant impact on patients with mild ovarian cysts, as the condition gradually worsens, it can endanger the patient's health, so patients need early treatment. Most patients will choose minimally invasive surgery for treatment. Let’s take a look at the precautions after minimally invasive surgery for ovarian cysts.

Minimally invasive surgery for ovarian cysts: wound care

After the operation, there will be a wound about one centimeter long on the patient's abdomen. At this time, the patient can choose to use absorbable or non-absorbable sutures to suture the wound. If non-absorbable sutures are used to suture the wound, the patient needs to go to the hospital to remove the sutures within seven days after the operation. Otherwise, the sutures do not need to be removed. During wound care, patients must clean the wound regularly. Generally speaking, patients can only shower within ten days after undergoing minimally invasive surgery for ovarian cysts.

Ovarian cyst minimally invasive surgery diet

After the laparoscopic surgery, the patient can drink some warm water first to see if any discomfort occurs. If no discomfort occurs, the patient can eat liquid food such as porridge, and then resume a normal diet the next day. During this period, in order to recover from the wound, patients need to eat more foods with high protein content, and avoid eating foods that may irritate the wound.

After reading this, I believe everyone knows the precautions after minimally invasive surgery for ovarian cysts. As long as these two aspects are adjusted comprehensively, the patient will be able to recover as soon as possible. At the same time, during the patient's recovery period, they can do some appropriate exercise, which can help the wound heal quickly and the patient can recover in the shortest time.