Articles: surgery.
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Langenbecks Arch Chir Suppl II Verh Dtsch Ges Chir · Jan 1989
[Procedures in reconstructive interventions in the area of the face and neck after burn injuries].
Hypertrophic scars and tissue defects are the most common cause of functional and aesthetic problems in the head and neck of burn patients. For reconstructive surgery full-thickness or split thickness skin grafts are preferred. Pedicled flaps or free flaps are mostly used to correct contractures in the neck. The transplantation of bone or cartilage and tissue expansion are also used for special indications.
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Langenbecks Arch Chir Suppl II Verh Dtsch Ges Chir · Jan 1989
[Serial excision of large surface burn scars].
Serial excisions of large defined burn scars often improve the aesthetic appearance as well as reduce subjective complaints such as itching and sensory disturbance. The natural elasticity of undamaged skin allows stepwise excision of areas up to the size of a hand. Ideally, a linear scar the length of the original scar area results. Shrinkage, contour and pigment deficiencies, often seen after skin grafting, are not a problem.