Caring For Your Sinus Lift
To place an implant in your upper jaw, we added bone beneath your sinus and gave it room to grow. This graft needs a calm, undisturbed space. The most important rule after a sinus lift is simple: keep pressure away from your sinus while it heals.
Protect Your Sinus
For 2 weeks, anything that raises sinus pressure can disturb the graft. So:
- Do not blow your nose. Wipe gently instead.
- Sneeze with your mouth open to release pressure.
- No straws, no smoking, and avoid bending over or heavy lifting.
- Do not fly or scuba dive until we clear you.
What Is Normal
- Mild swelling and bruising on the cheek, peaking around day 2 to 3.
- A little blood-tinged fluid from the nose on the treated side can happen.
- Slight congestion on that side is common.
Comfort
- Ice 20 on, 20 off on the cheek the first day.
- Stay ahead of pain with medication on schedule.
- Take your antibiotic and any decongestant exactly as prescribed.
Eating & Activity
- Soft, cool foods for the first few days.
- Sleep with your head elevated the first several nights.
- Ease back into activity slowly. Save workouts until we say you are clear.
Call Us If
- You have heavy or steady bleeding from the nose or mouth.
- Swelling comes with fever, or worsens after day 3.
- You feel liquid or air passing between your mouth and nose.
- Pain is increasing rather than easing, or anything concerns you.
How To Give Your Graft The Best Chance
A sinus graft matures over months. Keep pressure off it early and keep it clean, and your body builds the solid bone your implant needs.
- No sinus pressure for 2 weeks. No nose blowing, no straws, no heavy lifting. This rule protects the whole result.
- No nicotine. Smoking starves the graft of blood flow and is a leading cause of failure.
- Finish your medications and keep it clean. Antibiotics and gentle hygiene keep infection away while the bone grows in.
Respect the healing window and your graft sets up a strong, lasting implant!
Questions about your sinus lift or your recovery? Call the office anytime. We are here for you!
