PlasticSurgery

Burn surgery

Fire, that has served human lives from ancient times, may lead to disaster and cause burn injury. Globally, burn  is  the  among the top five most  common  cause  of trauma  and among the most  frequent cause for disability adjusted life years (DALYs), especially  in the low or middle income countries..  A severe burn injury endangers the lives. When  the  injury  is  not  severe,  the  injured person  may need prolonged hospitalization,   surgeries, a long course of physical therapy. A scarred appearance, deformities  and disabilities, altered psychological status,  social rejection may  lead  to a low  self-esteem.  

Prompt care and proper rehabilitation can reduce the deaths , deformities and disabilities. Plastic surgeons perform various types of surgeries to speed up the recovery in  burn cases. Many times burn cases develop ugly scar after healing of the burn wound. These scar leads to cosmetic and functional problems. Following are some surgical procedures that are done by plastic surgeons in burn cases-