I had mohls surgery on my forhead one week ago. 4 days after the surgery I went walking around the zoo for 3 hours in the heat and came home with some fluid around the incision and bruising. Then yesterday I went walking in the heat again for over an hour since PS said it looked fine and it was o.k. to walk. It now looks like there is a little more spongy fluid around the incision. Is the spongy fluid normal or a direct result of too much waking and/or heat? Am I doing more harm?
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Alcohol is a blood thinner so if you have a large graft or very extensive procedure, it would be best to wait a few days. But if you're just having a bit of wine, it's ok. "This answer has been solicited without seeing this patient and
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