HauteLiving Plastic Surgery Discussion
In case you missed our live discussion, you can watch the replay here!
ASOPRS SPRING 2018 Meeting (Part II)
Not only did I give a talk on surgical complications, I presented some original research to a crowd of the brightest, most talented oculofacial and orbit surgeons in the world. It was such a blast having this presentation accepted to a great meeting in Austin, TX!
Not only did I give a talk on surgical complications, I presented some original research to a crowd of the brightest, most talented oculofacial and orbit surgeons in the world. It was such a blast having this presentation accepted to this great meeting in Austin, TX!
My research here looked at very severe cases of orbital cellulitis caused by a specific group of bacteria that generally live in body anyways. These bacteria, Group F Streptococcus, are notorious for causing very bad abscesses in the head, face, and neck. My research showed that there are some signs on CT scans that could suggest an infection by this terrible bacteria. If this is seen, physicians should consider moving fast and maybe even take the patient to surgery very quickly to prevent some very bad complications. Fortunately, we found that if physicians act fast and treat appropriately, the outcomes are good, vision is saved, and most patients get better.
Stay tuned for the final paper......
ASOPRS SPRING 2018 Meeting
Recently, I had the opportunity to present at our ASOPRS Spring 2018 Meeting. This was such a fantastic experience and an honor to present in front of all my mentors that have helped me throughout my oculoplastics career. Check it out!
Recently, I had the opportunity to present at our ASOPRS Spring 2018 Meeting. This was such a fantastic experience and an honor to present in front of all my oculofacial plastic surgeon mentors that have helped me throughout my career.
There were a couple important lessons I learned from these cases. First, there's no such thing as a simple surgery. Both cases were seemingly straightforward procedures that we do hundreds of times, but there were complications that could have led to even more problems. Every individual case should be taken seriously, no matter how "simple" it may seem.
Second, it's important to have procedures done by actual physicians because complications can happen and lead to a potentially life-threatening situation. When someone offers to use a scalpel on your face, you should be confident they were trained properly, know what their doing, and can manage complications. Fortunately for these patients, we were able to quickly manage the complications so that there were no long term effects.
Check it out!