ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY, FACIAL LACERATION REPAIR

Course overview

FACIAL LACERATIONS ENCOMPASS A BROAD RANGE OF INJURIES AND HIGHLIGHT COMPLEX FACIAL ANATOMY. APPROPRIATE MANAGEMENT OF FACIAL LACERATIONS REQUIRES KNOWLEDGE OF FACIAL ANATOMY, CURRENT SUTURE TECHNIQUES, AND GUIDELINES FOR CONSULTING OTHER SPECIALTIES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS FACIAL LACERATION REPAIR AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLES OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WHO SUSTAIN TRAUMA AND SUBSEQUENTLY UNDERGO FACIAL LACERATION REPAIR.