title: Postsurgical wound management.
abstract: Successful outcomes in cutaneous surgery depend on a variety of factors, including preoperative assessment of the patient's health and expectations, intraoperative skill and attention to detail, and managing the postoperative period. Once the procedure is complete, careful selection of dressings, provision of adequate analgesia, judicious management of complications and monitoring the phases of early maturation while providing patient education improve the likelihood of long-term patient and physician satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Arpey
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Whitaker
mesh_terms: D000698:Analgesia; D001458:Bandages; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy; D014945:Wound Healing