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As described by the reporter that notified the manufacturer: adult patient underwent a long cosmetic surgery procedure "liposuction (prone) - 48 mins, liposuction (supine) - 107 mins, breast reduction (supine) - 202 mins, abdominoplasty (supine/beach chair) - 139 mins; no skin injury noted after liposuction was completed in the prone positioning.Skin injury noted in pacu by [nurse], contacted md about skin occurrence.Skin injury was not noted by or staff during surgery, after drapes removed or during transfer to stretcher bed." the injury was described as "left medial buttock - skin injury" and "right medial buttock - small skin injury." the injury was between 1-10 sq inches (in total) and described as 2nd degree.It was linear in shape and crossed intergluteal cleft.The patient was treated post op with carboxyl gel , alastin nectar, medical grade honey and was also prescribed hyperbaric treatment.Per investigation, the root cause was determined to be a combination of a few factors 1.The repeated movement/repositioning throughout the procedure, particularly from supine to beach chair, likely caused some skin sheer on the buttocks as the body shifted and moved.2.Maceration and/or irritation of the skin from pooling fluids in beach chair position could have contributed to the injury.The reporter mentioned three different fluids that could have pooled in that area (tumescent fluid, drainage from prone liposuction ports, and ns with diluted betadine wash).3.Warming may have been an additional contributing factor even though the mattress was warming within specifications.It is also possible that there was some folding or rucking that could occur with the warming mattress when the table was bent into beach chair position rather than being set-up specifically for beach chair position at the start.The warming mattress was returned to for evaluation and passed all safety and functional tests.It did not malfunction and was performing per specification.See section h11 for additional manufacturer narrative.
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