Staph Infection After Liposuction in the Neck

May 15, 2010
Asked By:phoenix1970 in hawaii

I had a full facelift and my neck liposuctioned. I now have staph(gram neg) Took 2 zpacks and now on a sulfer antibiotic. It started to help but not anymore. What do I do.My doctor just can not understand how this happened. What do I do and can it be contagious?

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