Help. My Cheeks are HUGE after Wisdom Teeth Extraction?

I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth taken out on Wed. They were impacted, and all of them were under the gums. It went really well, i haven't felt much pain and I havent been spitting blood or anything. Everyone was telling me how good i looked yesterday, and then i wake up this morning and my mom's like "Your cheeks are really swollen!" I was planning on going out to the movies with some friends tonight, but I dont want to go out looking like this. What can i do to reduce the swelling? I was told ice packs wouldn't work after 24 hours of getting them extracted. I really want to get out of the house, and i know my friends won't joke about it but i look like a chipmunk!

Help. My Cheeks are HUGE after Wisdom Teeth Extraction?
I was swollen for about 4 days. It peaks at about day 3. Warm towel or heating pad helps. Ice packs for only the first 24 hours. Elevating your head with a couple of pillows when sleeping or laying down helped a lot. Keep up with the pain meds. Good luck!
Reply:Well, I can tell you that after mine were taken out I was home Monday through Friday, I looked like Buzz Lightyear with the HUGE chin. My doctor had made a point to tell me to stay indoors and just rest, any extra activity could slow the healing time.
Reply:Swelling is extremely normal. Take some ibuprofen (Advil or Motrin) and yes, ice packs.
Reply:Get some sandwich sized ziploc bags and half fill them with ice and seal them----put one full bag on each cheek... this will help take the swelling down....do it for 20 minutes at a time and do it several times during the day.... the swelling WILL go down as long as you keep icing it with these bags.
Reply:Take advil or mortin


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