Support from friends, family and partners
Support from family, partners and friends is very important
during your orthognathic treatment. They may help you
- Think through your treatment decisions
- Travel to appointments
- Taking you home after surgery
- Caring for you at home after surgery including doing food
shopping, and helping you get changed
- Helping administer your post-operative medication
Visiting You In Hospital
Relatives and friends can come and visit you on the ward in the
Bristol Royal Infirmary.
You will typically be on ward A700 where visiting times are
between 08:00- 21:00.
We ask that there are no more than 2 visitors per patient and
that children should be over the age of 11. If you need to
make alternative arrangements speak to the Nurse in
Charge.
If you are a parent and having
treatment
It is important to arrange childcare following surgery as you
will need to take care of yourself, and should rest to aid a speedy
recovery. It may be sensible if young children stay with
relatives for the first few days following surgery as the
post-operative swelling subsides as it can be upsetting for them to
see you looking so different when you are swollen.