Naltrexone Implant Follow Up
Naltrexone implant follow up is an important part of recovery process. In making our best efforts to help patients go through this process as smoothly as possible, we have set up a few clear Naltrexone implants follow-up recommendations.
Follow-up after the surgical procedure for subcutaneous placement of depo Naltrexone pellets has several purposes.
- First, to ensure proper integration of the medicinal foreign body in the patient's body. Also, to help the process of the implant protection during the forming of the fibrinous membrane, which will provide its normal function and medicine administration. To do everything possible to avoid inflammation, redness, swelling, allergies, impenetrable implant capsulation, wound opening, making wet or soaking the implant site, infection and implant rejection. Remember that implant cannot work properly if compromised by wound healing complications!
- Secondly, to show yourself, your relatives, and doctors your discipline and genuine active motivation for successful recovery.
- Thirdly, by following the follow-up instructions and reporting on recovery progress or challenges, receiving medical support and additional recommendations. Don't expect doctors to chase you. Our medical team will clarify your doubts and will try to help you only when you contact us.
What happens after the Naltrexone implant procedure
In this paragraph, you will learn how to maintain your implant site.
Immediately after placing the implant, the patient informs our medical team about their health state and fulfills several conditions from the day one :
- Limiting activities for three-four hours, trying to provide rest to the muscles around the implant site. Spending this time mainly sitting or lying down. It gives the surgical area a rest so that the implant integration proceeds correctly from the very beginning, without complications.
- 30-40 minutes after the implant fitting procedure, the effect of local anesthesia begins to gradually disappear. The patient knows that neither pain nor discomfort, but only a new sensation of a foreign body under the skin will last for a couple of days until the brain gets used to it and stops noticing it. Do not touch or scratch the implant site! Keep your sterile bandage dry on your implant area. Do not open it! Use an additional patch to attach it if necessary.
- Starting with Naltrexone implant follow up medications provided by our physicians.
From the day two, you may gradually increase your activities. Short distance slow walks are possible, increasing day by day. Furthermore, you may start with other light activities gradually.
During the first month, while the fibrous protective tissue is forming around the implant, you should be especially careful to avoid any intensive muscle activity with pressure or friction on the implant area including the following:
- -Sports and fitness training involving the implant area
- -Running, jogging, jumping
- -Lifting and carrying weights
- -Swimming
- -Involving the implant area in sexual activities
It is very important not to drink alcohol to avoid causing inflammation and rejection of the Naltrexone implant and other complications.
The next stage of Naltrexone implant follow up
Starting from the second month, when the Naltrexone implant for addiction treatment is already more protected by the inner tissue membrane, you may expand your range of activities. Start and gradually increase sports activities, for example - swimming, fitness, jogging, etc. Only remains to avoid boxing, kickboxing, and other martial arts, where direct damage to the Naltrexone implant site is possible. It is very important to maintain the integrity of the naltrexone blocker and fibrous membrane to carefully wrapping the implant.
If all goes well, we expect from you to write regular reports to our Naltrexone specialists on days 4 and 7 after the implant procedure. Afterwards, on monthly basis. In case of any complication, damage to the implant, redness, swelling, soaking of the wound dressing, discomfort in the implant site, you should immediately inform our Naltrexone specialists via email: refindyourway@gmail.com, as well as your GP to immediately start the treatment to maintain the functionality of the implant.
Unfortunately, if not respecting the after procedure conditions and not staying in contact with our specialists, patient ends the implant maintenance programme and leaves themselves without our help.
After the expiration of the lifespan of the Naltrexone implant, do not remove its residue. Gradually, in a couple of months, it will dissolve itself. If you decide to continue with new implants, book your appointment two weeks before the expiration of the previous implant.
Do you need more information regarding naltrexone inplant follow up? Email us at ask@refindyourway.com or call +44 20 3289 8289
