Necrotizing fasciitis in aesthetic surgery: a review of the literature

Marchesi, A. et als.
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, April 2017, Volume 41, Issue 2, pp 352–358

Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rare, potentially fatal, infective complication that can occur after surgery. Diagnosis is still difficult and mainly based on clinical data. Only a prompt pharmacological and surgical therapy can avoid dramatic consequences. There are few reports regarding NF as a complication after aesthetic surgical procedures, and a systematic review still lacks.