The effects of the face mask wearing on the surgical facial wounds healing during the COVID-19 pandemic

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a viral infection caused by SARS-CoV-2, which spread around the world from December 2019 by registering about 433 millions of cases with 5,94 millions deaths around the world.1 Despite advances in pharmacological treatments and the efficacy of the vaccine, the self-protection by the use of facemasks still remains the main way to prevent and control the spread of the infection and to reduce the transmission of the virus.