Posts Tagged ‘wound healing’
Delayed Laceration Repair
Traditional approach to laceration repair dictates closure of laceration as soon as possible after an injury. Usually this involves closing the wound with stitches, staples, or skin glue within the first 24 hours. This timeline can make it difficult for the treating provider to distinguish between viable and irreversibly damaged tissue. This is particularly true…
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The Rare Skin Cancers: Sebaceous Carcinomas
HISTORY A 67-year-old man presents w/ a painful right cheek scar s/p Mohs and reconstruction of sebaceous carcinoma done on 4/2019 complicated by salivary fistula. History of drained hematoma and leaking parotid gland s/p surgery. 0.3cc of kenalog 10 mg/cc injected on 9/30/21. Excision of right cheek scar with reconstruction done on 11/29/21. DISCUSSION Sebaceous…
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