Face Down Pillow for Sleeping - for BBL or Eye Surgery Recovery - Prone Pillow for Vitrectomy, Retinal Surgery or Home Massages - CertiPUR-US® Certified Shredded Memory Foam

I have tried numerous other Face/Prone pillows and none of them were comfortable. They were actually uncomfortable. This one is truly the one you can actually fall asleep using. My problem is not eye surgery recovery, but is an ongoing issue of pressure sores on my bottom. I am wheel chair bound, and I need relief from recurring pressure sores. I have MS and have severe atrophy in my lower body due to my inability to walk. I have no “cushion” anymore to keep my bony self comfortable. Lying on my side in bed provides relief, but I cannot always lay that way without having pain in my greater trochanter area. I needed to find a way to lye on my stomach to relive the pressure in my bottom and sides. Also, with limited head rotation due to cervical spine fusion, sleeping on my stomach with my head turned to the side is not an option. I have found this face pillow to be the perfect solution. It is constructed of very soft material, and is firm enough to keep my face elevated and breath without problems. It also assists in elevating my torso, lessening the on my neck as my face is elevated in the pillow. I do however, need to keep an additional pillow under my chest to elevate it more. Others have complained that the hole is too small. I have a big head, and it fits me well. Of course I do not have to worry about any eye pressure against the cushion, as I have not had eye surgery. If the hole was any bigger, it would not support the weight of my head anyways, and my face would just fall through hole. This is the face cushion you need if you are trying so lye on your stomach, and you can’t turn your head.

Worked the way it’s supposed to. Had to lay on my stomach, face down in the hole of the pillow and could actually breathe. Plus I could pull out the two back parts to elevate more. Then laying on my side the pillow helped elevate me so I could stay steady in place. It worked for me and was comfortable but will be glad not to use it anymore !

This is a very sturdy and soft pillow. I bought it in advance of a retinal detachment repair surgery when I was told I would need to remain face-down for 2 weeks. It turns out I could lay on one side, which I preferred, so I did not use the pillow. Upon my initial testing prior to the surgery, I was very happy with the comfort and fit. The only think I wonder is if it would get too hot with the fleece covering.

I got this the day before my eye surgery for detached retina. What a fantastic healing pillow. The awful, useless pillow they provided after the surgery was absurd. Not sure how anyone could heal properly using that crappy thing. This pillow was incredible. For eight days I had to keep my head looking down. For 55 minutes of every hour for eight days straight - it was crazy. But I wanted to be sure to give myself the best chance at saving my vision so I spent the $60 for this and I'm so happy I did! This pillow feels so soft and luxurious against my face. I removed the Velcro'd extension pillow and propped a small fan under the edge and spend hundreds of hours looking down. No neck aches, headaches or other issues. This pillow was fantastic.

Unfortunately, the design of this product seems to have been hastily executed. I was excited to purchase it to address my sleep issues. However, upon trying it, I noticed that the opening hole is quite small and appears to have been designed with either children or females in mind. After letting the pillow sit out of its vacuum-sealed packaging for about an hour, I placed it on my bed. As expected, this item only covers the very front of my face, forcing me to sleep with pressure on my eyes or chin, regardless of trying various head positions. This resulted in difficulty breathing, dry and achy eyes, and discomfort in my jawline. After three nights of hoping I would get used to it, I was left with persistently dry and painful eyes and a sore jawline. In summary, if you have a small-sized head, this product might work for you, but if you're a full-sized adult male, it's unlikely to be suitable. It would advise the manufacturer to offer different sizes of this product to accommodate a wider range of users. Now I gotta deal with sending this contraption back to Amazon.

Recovering from a vitrectomy is difficult enough, and I thought this pillow might help with face down head positioning. For me it was terrible. The hole that your face sits in is too small, and ends up putting pressure on the side of your eyes. If you reposition your head so that your surgery eye is centered, then your nose will be pushed against the side and it will make it hard to breathe. Worse than the small hole size is the steep angle of the pillow and wedge. It arches your neck and shoulders back to be able to place your face and head into the elevated hole. This reverse arching is extremely uncomfortable after a very short time. It’s not like you are laying flat on a massage table with your face placed in the opening. Since there is no opening on the bed where you place this pillow, the opening is created by you arching your neck and shoulders back about 10 inches and the opening is created by the stacked pillows. Bending my neck and shoulders back like a banana was terribly uncomfortable for me. I did better just lying flat and hanging my head over the edge of the bed.

My wife had eye surgery a few years ago. I tried the chair we rented for her to keep her head down, and I found it very uncomfortable. For my eye surgery I opted for this pillow instead, and I am glad I did. A comfortable way to sit in a chair and keep my head down.

This face-down pillow checks all my checkboxes... IMO, a good face-down pillow supports your forehead and cheeks, stays away from the eyes, limited pressure on the chin. Needs to have good ventilation so you don't feel like you're re-breathing the same air. It needs to be deep enough that your arms can angle downward comfortably and your nose doesn't touch the bed mattress. Takes some getting used to. At first, I could only go an hour or two. I have gradually increased my face-down time to 3 or 4 hours. You will probably want an additional pillow under your torso, to ramp your body up to the level of the face-down pillow. Once in position, I pull the ventilation opening further apart to enhance ventilation.

Es muy suave pero no tiene la resistencia para soportar el peso , se sume muy rápido, no cubre las necesidades para lo que se adquirió, que era soportar el peso de la cara

Meu marido precisou desse travesseiro por conta de uma cirurgia no olho e ter que dormir de bruços por alguns dias e não encontrava nada parecido em lojas de produtos médicos Veio super compactado - tipo alguns sofás que tenho visto - e super rápido A única ressalva é que não tem como compactar de novo para guardar

Looks good can't wait to use it

Don’t buy it. Nothing like the picture! The return took ages!

thank goodness I bought this....had eye surgery and it helped me to sleep