Surgical Adhesives in Facial Plastic Surgery.
In facial plastic surgery, attaining hemostasis may require adjuncts to traditional surgical techniques. Fibrin tissue adhesives have broad applications in surgery and are particularly useful when addressing the soft tissue encountered in facial plastic surgery. Beyond hemostasis, tissue adhesion and enhanced wound healing are reported benefits associated with a decrease in operating time, necessity for drains and pressure dressings, and incidence of wound healing complications. These products are clinically accessible to most physicians who perform facial plastic surgery, including skin grafts, flaps, rhytidectomy, and endoscopic forehead lift.
Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Dean M
DM
Toriumi
La Jolla Facial Plastic Surgery, San Diego, CA 92130, USA. Electronic address: dtoriumi@uic.edu.
Victor K
VK
Chung
Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Quintin M
QM
Cappelle
D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D015361:Rhytidoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects
D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive
Facial plastic surgery; Fibrin glue; Fibrin tissue adhesive; Forehead lift; Hemostasis; Rhytidectomy; Skin grafts