Bilateral pyoderma gangrenosum complicating minimal access cranial suspension face lift.

We present the case of a previously healthy 53-year-old woman upon whom a minimal access cranial suspension (MACS) face lift and bilateral upper and lower blepharoplasty were performed. Her preauricular wounds recurrently broke down postoperatively, and after surgically excluding stitch granuloma, a...

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Publicado en:Aesthetic Surgery Journal Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 440 - 443
Autores principales: Hobman JW, Wright AL, Sharpe DT, Hobman, Jonathan William, Wright, Andrew L, Sharpe, David T
Formato: case study pictorial Journal Article
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Jul2006
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Sumario:We present the case of a previously healthy 53-year-old woman upon whom a minimal access cranial suspension (MACS) face lift and bilateral upper and lower blepharoplasty were performed. Her preauricular wounds recurrently broke down postoperatively, and after surgically excluding stitch granuloma, a diagnosis of pyoderma gangrenosum was made. The wound breakdown resolved with topical steroid treatment. Our case highlights the need to be aware of pyoderma gangrenosum to avoid unnecessary surgery.