Comparison of preoperative skin preparations for the face. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Antiseptic preparation of the skin before dermatologic surgical procedures should provide maximal reduction of cutaneous microflora for the duration of the operation. No data currently exist concerning the efficacy of topical antimicrobials on the most common site of cutaneous surgery, the face. In this study the potency and temporal characteristics of three antimicrobials were tested on the faces of 14 volunteers. A 10-second wipe of 70% isopropyl alcohol was as effective in reducing aerobic microflora at the 5-minute postoperative period as a 60-second alcohol wipe or a 60-second povidone-iodine or chlorhexidine tincture application. At 60 minutes after the application, aerobic bacterial reduction possibly was better maintained by the povidone than by the 10- or 60-second alcohol preparation. None of the antiseptics tested were capable of a profound reduction of the anaerobic flora present on the sebaceous facial regions.

publication date

  • October 1, 1988

Research

keywords

  • 1-Propanol
  • Chlorhexidine
  • Dermatologic Surgical Procedures
  • Face
  • Povidone
  • Povidone-Iodine
  • Preoperative Care

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0023686893

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/s0190-9622(88)70230-3

PubMed ID

  • 3183096

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 19

issue

  • 4