All injured patients require a thorough clinical examination, and in certain cases, additional imaging diagnostics (X-ray, CT) and prompt, precise treatment under local or general anesthesia. The clinical examination allows us to assess injuries to the skin and mucous membranes, branches of the facial nerve, and facial bones. Because the face is excellently vascularized, facial wounds bleed profusely. Therefore, rapid surgical exploration is necessary to accurately assess which tissues are injured and to what extent. Using good surgical technique and gentle tissue handling, along with surgical loupes, we then remove dead tissue, freshen the edges of the skin and injured structures, and suture them as precisely as possible. We also frequently utilize microsurgical and free flap transfer techniques.






