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Cardiac arrhythmias in phenol face peeling: A suggested protocol for prevention

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Cardiac arrhythmias are a potential complication in phenol face peeling. A comprehensive review of the literature is presented here demonstrating its reported incidence, as well as the actions of phenol both locally and systemically. In addition to the conventional measures that are presently followed in chemical face peeling, we present further recommendations for the prevention of cardiac arrhythmias. These include maintaining the patient with a sufficient fluid load, forcing diuresis with furosemide, and using lidocaine hydrochloride as a prophylactic antiarrhythmic agent. These guidelines will help avoid serious and even lethal complications.

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    Samuel A. Botta M.D., Richard E. Straith M.D., F.A.C.S. & Herbert H. Goodwin D.O.

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Botta, S.A., Straith, R.E. & Goodwin, H.H. Cardiac arrhythmias in phenol face peeling: A suggested protocol for prevention. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 12, 115–117 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01576925

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