The authors reported nine patients with burn scar contracture of head and face treated by operation. The varieties of operations ineiuded: (1) excision of the scar and primary closure of the wound; (2) excision of the scar and coverage of the wound with split or full thickness skin grafts; (3) excision of the scar and repaired by pedicled flap, and (4) skin expansion by expander, followed by excision the scar and transfer of the "more available skin flap" to the wound. According to certain characteristics of children, the choice of the time for operation, the indications of each methods, and some problems related to operation ahd been discussed.
Citation: Fu Yuexian,et al.. SURGICAL TREATMENT OF BURN SCAP CONTRACTURE OF HEAD AND FACE IN CHILDREN. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 1991, 5(1): 12-13. doi: Copy
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