title: Scalp ulceration from a circumferential head dressing after craniotomy: Case report of an uncommon complication due to human error.
abstract: The present paper describes a previously unpublished complication of the application of a circumferential head dressing after cranial neuro-surgery. A 34-year-old woman developed a large area of skin necrosis on her forehead from a circumferential head dressing applied after the surgical removal of a colloid cyst. Neurological recovery was excellent but plastic surgical repair of her iatrogenic cosmetic injury was required.
authors.affiliation: Divisions of Neurosurgery and Plastic Surgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
authors.forename: Ashutosh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singhal
authors.forename: Peter W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Bray
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bernstein
keywords: Head dressing; Scalp ulceration; Surgical complication; Surgical error