en عمومى General Short Communication Short Communication <strong>BACKGROUND</strong><br> Face mask is considered to be an integral part of a surgeon&rsquo;s dress in operating room. The following study was carried out among the plastic surgeons to know their views about the wearing the face masks in operating room (OR).<br> <strong>METHODS</strong><br> A questionnaire was developed and was sent to the 2 groups of plastic surgeons which included 8 questions. Group A consisted of 100 plastic surgeons from the subcontinent. Group B consisted of 100 plastic surgeons of USA and European origins. The questionnaires were sent by emails and the data was analyzed. The questionnaire was consisted of 8 questions.<br> <strong>RESULTS</strong><br> About 93% of the plastic surgeons in group A wore the mask and 86% in group B. About 96% of plastic surgeon in group A and 99% in group B used disposable masks and only 4% in group A and 1% in group B used re-usable/washable face masks. About 59% in group A and 63% in group B covered the nose. Botox and filler injections were the commonest procedures in which the surgeons opted to perform without face mask (74% in group A and 68% in group B), followed by liposuction (41% in group A and 34% in group B). The majority in both groups believed that face mask decreases the surgical site infection.<br> <strong>CONCLUSION</strong><br> Most of the plastic surgeons wore the face masks in the OR. Care must be taken to ensure that properly designed studies that determine if surgical masks prevent post-operative wound infection. Plastic surgeon, Wear, Mask, Operating room 93 96 http://wjps.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-173-5&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Muhammad Ahmad plasticsurgeonpk@yahoo.com 10031947532846006504 10031947532846006504 Yes Aesthetic Plastic Surgery & Hair Transplant Institute Muhammad Humayun Mohmand humayunmohmand@hotmail.com 10031947532846006505 10031947532846006505 No Islamabad Cosmetic Surgery & Hair Transplant Institute, Taokeer Ahmad tqplsurg@gmail.com 10031947532846006506 10031947532846006506 No CMH, Peshawar