At least one in three humans carries Staphylococcus aureus, a bacterium, in their skins or in their noses without developing an infection. A strain of this bacterium called Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), when introduced into a body through a cut or an incision is known to cause fatal infections.
This is further aided due the more virulent nature of the MRSA bug and the speed with which it spreads through the body tissues. Infections caused by the MRSA superbug are one of the latest problems that cosmetic surgeons are grappling with.
According to a report in the March/April issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, about ½ percent of patients undergoing a facelift surgery between 2001 and 2007 developed superbug infections. Other patients undergoing cosmetic soft tissue surgeries like nose surgery and facelift are also prone to catch this infection.
Medical experts and institutions are devising ways to combat the MRSA bug by investing in higher sanitary precautions like frequent cleaning and disinfecting surgery implements and environments. Better forms of MRSA-fighting antibiotics too are being developed along with improved methods of screening patients who wish to have plastic surgery and other invasive treatments.
At the Plastic Surgery Institute of California, we do not take issues of patient safety and personal hygiene lightly. Our world-class advanced surgical institute follows stringent quality measures and practices as approved and laid down by renowned bodies like the ASPS and the ABPS.
This is further aided due the more virulent nature of the MRSA bug and the speed with which it spreads through the body tissues. Infections caused by the MRSA superbug are one of the latest problems that cosmetic surgeons are grappling with.
According to a report in the March/April issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, about ½ percent of patients undergoing a facelift surgery between 2001 and 2007 developed superbug infections. Other patients undergoing cosmetic soft tissue surgeries like nose surgery and facelift are also prone to catch this infection.
Medical experts and institutions are devising ways to combat the MRSA bug by investing in higher sanitary precautions like frequent cleaning and disinfecting surgery implements and environments. Better forms of MRSA-fighting antibiotics too are being developed along with improved methods of screening patients who wish to have plastic surgery and other invasive treatments.
At the Plastic Surgery Institute of California, we do not take issues of patient safety and personal hygiene lightly. Our world-class advanced surgical institute follows stringent quality measures and practices as approved and laid down by renowned bodies like the ASPS and the ABPS.
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