Peter Jfm Lohuis, Felix Maldonado-Chapa, Karla Santos-Santillana, Boris Filipović, Richard Dirven, M Baris Karakullukcku, Luc Karssemakers, Willem H Schreuder, Charlotte L Zuur, Jacqueline Timmermans
Wound healing is a complex biological process subject to complications that might jeopardize the patient's postoperative care. Appropriately approaching surgical wounds after head and neck surgery positively influences the quality and speed of wound healing and increases patient comfort. A large variety of dressing materials currently exist that allow the care of different types of wounds. Nevertheless, there is limited literature on the most suitable types of dressings after head and neck surgery. The objective of the present article is to review the most commonly used wound dressings, their benefits, indications, and disadvantages, and to provide a systematic approach for wound care within the head and neck...
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