Dermatological interventions in complications arising from plastic surgery

Plastic surgeries are procedures that allow remodeling or repair of external parts of the body. As with any procedure, they present risks of complications and sequelae, which are often unavoidable and expected. The present study seeks to investigate in the literature how the dermatological interventions performed in the face of these complications. METHOD: This is an integrative literature review carried out in July 2022, in the Scielo, LILACS and MEDLINE databases. The descriptors "Plastic Surgery" and "Postoperative complications" were used, associated with the Boolean operator AND. Publications between 2012 and 2022, in Portuguese were included. Among the articles published with the determined descriptors, 2198 articles were found, however , only 11 articles were used for the theoretical basis of this study.RESULTS: The complications resulting from these surgeries are divided into major and minor, the major ones being represented by hematomas, suture dehiscence and necrosis; and among the minor ones, we have seromas, edema, ecchymosis, hypertrophic scars, localized infections, and granulomas. Lymphatic taping was considered the main technique for reversing ecchymosis, serosis, edema and fibrosis. Surgical and enzymatic debridements are used for drainage and hygiene in cases of major complications. CONCLUSION: The complications can bring, in addition to systemic repercussions, impacts on the patient's mental and social nt. Looking at the aesthetics of the healing process is also important in order to preserve the patient's self-esteem.