Published in:
01-08-2010 | Discussion
Prevention of Acute Hematoma After Face-Lifts
Authors:
Fereydoun Don Parsa, Alan A. Parsa, Daniel Murariu, Shannon Koehler
Published in:
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
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Issue 4/2010
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Excerpt
The authors should be commended for studying the postoperative medical regimen in their effort to reduce hematoma after face-lift. They showed that the prophylactic use of medications such as analgesics, antihypertensives, antiemetics, and sedatives during the perioperative phase is superior to making drugs available to patients on request and can decrease the occurrence of acute hematoma in face-lift patients. Their prophylactic treatment consists of 1 g perfalgan (for pain control), 150 μg clonidine (for blood pressure stabilization and prevention of agitation), and 4 mg ondansetron (for prevention of nausea and vomiting). …
