Recommendations for patients after amputation in the postoperative period until the consultation at the prosthetic and orthopedic enterprise.

The rehabilitation period lasts for everyone in different ways. Various factors affect the recovery process, ranging from the etymology of the disease and accompanying diseases acquired during life, and ending with the general physical and moral-psychological state of a person, where his environment plays an important role.

In the postoperative period, several main tasks can be distinguished.

Prevention of postoperative complications.

Usually takes place in a hospital under the supervision of a doctor.

Prevention involves following a few basic rules:
A) Avoid touching or injuring the post-operative area to prevent re-operation;
B) Use cold to reduce swelling;
C) Perform breathing exercises to prevent pulmonary congestion;
D) Keep the amputated limb elevated to reduce swelling.