Intraoperative antibiotic use during frontalis suspension surgery with a silicone rod sling decreased the risk of sling exposure or infection, according to a study.
“Patients who received silicone rod slings who did not receive intraoperative antibiotics had a significantly higher risk of infection or exposure compared to patients who did receive intraoperative antibiotics,” Christopher R. Dermarkarian, MD, said at the virtual American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery annual meeting.
Dermarkarian and colleagues conducted a retrospective study of 164 pediatric
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