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Use of Oxidized Regenerated Cellulose to Stop Bleeding After a Facelift Procedure

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A 52-year-old woman came to our department about correcting a severe soft-tissue laxity after a weight loss of 67 kg. We performed a deep-plane face lift under sedation with local anesthesia. Three hours after the operation the patient had significant and diffuse bleeding, which was controlled by a local hemostatic agent made of oxidized regenerated cellulose (Tabotamp®). In the weeks after the operation no local pain or skin damage was observed. We believe that oxidized regenerated cellulose could be a good ancillary therapy for controlling local bleeding associated with this kind of surgery.

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  1. Unit of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani, 2-35100, Padova, Italy

    Franco Bassetto, Vincenzo Vindigni & Carlotta Scarpa

  2. Villa Bella Clinic, Salo, BS, Italy

    Chiara Botti & Giovanni Botti

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Correspondence to Carlotta Scarpa.

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Bassetto, F., Vindigni, V., Scarpa, C. et al. Use of Oxidized Regenerated Cellulose to Stop Bleeding After a Facelift Procedure. Aesth Plast Surg 32, 807–809 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-008-9203-1

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