Perioperative corticosteroids for preventing complications following facial plastic surgery

BACKGROUND:Early recovery is an important factor for people undergoing facial plastic. However, the normal inflammatory processes that are a consequence of surgery commonly cause oedema (swelling) and ecchymosis (bruising), which are undesirable complications. Severe oedema and ecchymosis delay full...

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Main Authors: Edina Mariko Koga da Silva, Bernardo Hochman, Lydia Masako Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802014000500316&lng=en&tlng=en