A US woman who suffered horrific burns after her face caught fire during surgery still has not received an explanation.
Florida woman Kim Grice, 29, still does not know what caused the blaze while she having three cysts removed from her head at the North Okaloosa Medical Center this week.
Firefighters said a "flash fire" ignited during the procedure leaving Ms Grice with second-degree burns to her face and neck.
She was airlifted to the University of South Alabama Burn Center in Mobile where she is recovering.
Her mother, Ann Grice, said her daughter was unconscious at the time and the hospital had not told her how the fire started.
"Kim said to me, 'They woke me up and everyone around me was hysterical. I don't know what happened to me,' " Anne Grice told the Destin Log.
"I still have not let her see or touch her face.
"She is a very beautiful girl, my only child, and I don't have an answer for her."
The medical center has released a statement expressing regret that Ms Grice was burned during a procedure.
“We are conducting a thorough review to fully understand what happened in a deliberate effort to prevent such an event from occurring again,” the statement said.
“Our highest priority is always the safety of our patients.”
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