. 2010 May-Aug;3(2):87–89. doi: 10.4103/0974-2077.69018

Table 1.

Categorization of patients as per different intervention techniques

Group I	Day prior to operation: Prednisolone 30 mg
	On the operative day: Prednisolone 25 mg
	1^st post-op day: Prednisolone 20 mg
	2^nd post-op day: Prednisolone 15 mg
	3^rd post-op day: Prednisolone10 mg
	4^th post-op day: Prednisolone 5 mg
Group II	Inj. Methylprednisolone 40 mg given intramuscularly one day before operation
Group III	Local anaesthetic solution consisted of Triamcinolone 40 mg + Xylocaine 2% was used as a local anaesthetic in recipient area
Group IV	Local tumescent anaesthetic solution consisted of Triamcinolone 40 mg + xylocaine 2% + Epinephrine 1:1000, 1 ml + Normal saline 100 ml
Group V	Patients were advised to sleep at the 45° angle after the operation
Group VI	Patients were asked to sleep supine as much as possible
Group VII	Adhesive tape or head band was applied below the hair line
Group VIII	Ice packs or bags of frozen peas were used every 20 mins for a duration of 15 mins till 24 hours after operation