Why Do You Have to Keep Your Head Elevated and Sleep with Two Pillows After Lip Reduction?

Although you will probably get the same long term results the swelling is minimized and healing accelerated by:


Continued head elevation - sleep in recliner chair for up to the first week
Icing - not directly on skin, 20 min on then 20 min off if comfortable for the first 3 days
Low Salt diet
No heavy lifting, bending over or intense exercise

After any facial procedure that induces swelling, keeping the head elevated for a few days will reduce the swelling and make your recovery faster.

Elevation of the head and ice to the surgical site especially in the head  will decrease swelling.