Use of Oxidized Regenerated Cellulose to Stop Bleeding After a Facelift Procedure

A 52-year-old woman came to our department about correcting a severe soft-tissue laxity after a weight loss of 67 kg. We performed a deep-plane face lift under sedation with local anesthesia. Three hours after the operation the patient had significant and diffuse bleeding, which was controlled by a local hemostatic agent made of oxidized regenerated cellulose (Tabotamp®). In the weeks after the operation no local pain or skin damage was observed. We believe that oxidized regenerated cellulose could be a good ancillary therapy for controlling local bleeding associated with this kind of surgery.