Table 1.

Examples of the Prevalence of Facial Soft Tissue Wounds in the United States

Pediatric trauma3	Dog bite injuries4	% of pediatric visits that are soft tissue trauma related3	Facial soft tissue trauma during Mission Iraqi Freedom (03/2004–08/2004)5	Basal cell carcinoma6
2061 (44.6% in labial region)	152/10,000	53%	20% of all wounds	800,000 new cases every year