can I travel on airlines after 2 days facial surgery will air travel affect the stiches?
mary1 asked:
I will be having eye and facial surgery and wonder if I can travel by air if it will affect the stitches if I go 2 days after the surgery?
Hana
I will be having eye and facial surgery and wonder if I can travel by air if it will affect the stitches if I go 2 days after the surgery?
Hana
August 30th, 2009 at 4:11 am
Lorenzo
First person to ask would be the doctor performing the surgery. I would be concerned about germs because on airlines they circulate the cabin air and if anyone has an airborne infection you could easily pick it up from them. Also take anti bacterial wipes to clean the arm rest, tray and head rest because they don’t clean between flights any longer and you may pick up germs that way also.
September 1st, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Elvin
After surgery, the wounds are still prone to infections, due to viruses circulating in the closed air of the airplane. The wounds will most likely NOT be healed and you will risk a major infection, that too on your face and eyes, if you choose to travel so soon.
Recently, my wife had a simple cut on her fingers before her transatlantic flight. That became infected, swollen and dangerously pus-filled after the flight which we had to get operated. That was a finger. Think of what might happen if it were to happen to someone’s face.