When I had all four yanked, I didn't even bleed after the surgery. I never used the gauze, but I was gone off of painkillers for about a week. I had it done during the summer when I didn't really have shit to do and that whole week was a blur. The surgeon that did mine laced me up sick with percocets and I believe he even gave me demerol to use the first day. I never felt any pain whatsoever because of the good meds. My face did swell a little bit but it wasn't too bad because I kept ice on my face for a long time. Put some ice in a sock or a pillow case and use that ice pack as a sort of chinstrap around your jaw, and you shouldn't swell up and bruise too bad. Just make sure they give you percs, don't even bother with the vicodin........