PMC406507_01
Preoperative view of the patient.
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F1
September 2000. She was healthy with an apparently normal skin and no evidence of acne was seen (figure 1).
Photograph of the patient 3 months after operation. Note generalized eruptions with severe erythema, weeping, and crusted vesicles.
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F2
Lesions gradually got severe and more exudative, extending to whole mid face and then rest of the face within three months (figure 2).
Relative improvement of dermatitis 4.5 months post surgery.
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F3
We advised frequent and vigorous scrubbing of the face by povidone iodine soap which showed considerable improvement within 6 weeks (figure 3).
Photograph of the patient 2 years later.
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F4
On follow-up, she has shown no evidence of recurrence up to now (December 2002) (figure 4).