Delayed repair of skin XXXX .

@entity1 @entity5 @entity56 @entity5154 @entity272
PURPOSE: A review of surgical outcomes in 280 @entity1 who underwent in-office excision of @entity272 , open wound therapy, and delayed reconstruction is presented. Advantages of open wound therapy and delayed reconstruction are discussed. @entity1 AND METHODS: The surgical records of all @entity1 treated between January 1, 1994 and December 31, 1996 were evaluated for outcome and complications. RESULTS: One hundred seventeen @entity1 presented with biopsy-confirmed @entity272 of the head and neck. After surgical excision of the @entity5 , the wounds were treated with a semiocclusive dressing while waiting for the results of the biopsy report and reconstruction (open wound therapy). Eighty-nine percent of the residual @entity272 were repaired within 10 days. The remaining 11% were closed within 35 days. Except for one @entity56 to @entity5154 and slight blood oozing from the wound in two @entity1 , no other complications occurred. CONCLUSIONS: Open wound therapy is an effective method for managing @entity272 after excision of @entity5 . It is cost-effective and can be done quickly as an in-office procedure under local anesthesia without complications.
