Title: Southern New Mexico Surgery Center - Facial Wounds, Lacerations and Stitches
Headings: Facial Wounds, Lacerations and Stitches
Facial Wounds, Lacerations and Stitches
Antibiotic Ointment
Bandages
Cleaning of Wounds
Wound Infection
Suture Removal
Antibiotics
Pain/Nausea Medications
Wound Healing
Scar Revision

Content: Also, any areas of scrapes or raw surfaces on the skin should be covered with ointment until the skin has completely covered the surface. Antibiotics
Frequently antibiotics will be prescribed to help prevent infection of the wounds, especially if the wounds have occurred as a result of injury. If the wounds are the result of planned surgical procedure, antibiotics may not be necessary. Pain/Nausea Medications
Dr. Frost will prescribe appropriate pain medications for you. If these include narcotics, such as Tylenol with Codeine or Lortab, only as much pain medication as is necessary to relieve the pain should be used, as higher doses can cause nausea. If it is necessary to take large doses of pain medications it is probably a good idea to rest while taking these medications because activity combined with narcotics will be more likely to cause nausea. Also remember not to drive or operate machinery when you are taking nausea medications. Dr. Frost may prescribe a medication for nausea, usually Phenergan. This only needs to be used if you are nauseated either as a result of taking the pain medication, or if you have undergone general anesthesia which can also cause nausea. Frequently nausea medicine is available either as a pill or as a suppository, depending on what is appropriate for the patient and the patient's preference.