Postoperative infection following clean facial surgery

摘要: Postoperative facial wound infection and breakdown adds to patient morbidity compromises the cosmetic outcome. This prospective study of 351 patients with a total 464 wounds for clean elective surgery assessed three significant risk factors infection: operative site, oncological surgery, complex surgery. The findings demonstrated significantly higher rate nasal auricular zones compared rest face. Wound rates were 6.5% area, 5% 1.5% these was found be independent lesion excised (benign vs. malignant) complexity performed. Oncological (skin cancer) grafts local flaps) increase postoperative by up fifteenfold nononcological operations direct closure. associated compromised results surgical makes it important identify consider added prophylaxis.