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We read with great interest the article "Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Full-Face Laser Resurfacing: Is It Necessary?" by Gaspar et al.¹ Semantically and logically, one would tend to agree with their conclusion that antibiotic prophylaxis is "useful but not essential." However, from a practical point of view, we interpret their data as further evidence in favor of antibiotic prophylaxis. Clearly, an infection rate of 29% (4/14), with the potential sequelae of scarring, is unacceptable. The relevance and importance of this rate are underscored by the fact that the 4 patients involved had both microbiological and clinical documentation of infection.¹

Even if only 1 of these 4 patients, or 1 (7%) of the 14 patients overall, had developed scarring, the rate would be unacceptable. Of course, because of the excellent follow-up and early treatment in the study, none of the patients developed scarring or sequelae as a result of their infections. This . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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