Treatments for post-surgical swelling?

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Hi - I was wondering what general actions and formula types are

typically indicated to quell post-surgery swelling (and of course

speed healing)? (Alright, I'll be up front here... liposuction...)

 

I would think tonifying kidney yang might be one thing, along with

addressing jing. Is a 'downward flushing' kind of formula approach

also of use when the body is holding onto a significant amount of

water (edema)? (Or maybe even something like Fang Feng Tong Sheng San

(siler and platycodon formula) - a 'release the exterior' treatment.)

 

The other aspect of a surgical treatment like this is that it usually

involves use of tight compression garments for several weeks. Many

surgeons thing that yields better results and a smoother appearance,

but I'd have to think in TCM terms it runs counter to the entire idea

of smooth-flowing qi, etc. (There are some physicians who now dismiss

the idea of compression garments after the first couple to few days.)

 

Thanks.