I'd really like to know about recovery time and any tips for recovery. My surgeon has said 3 full days of wearing the neck garment, followed by 3 weeks of wearing just at night but others on here seem to be wearing it all the time? I'm already taking arnica as I bruise and scar very easily and it lasts a longtime! I have also been told that I can't take ibuprofen, only paracetamol as a painkiller.