A multi-staged approach to the reconstruction of a burnt Asian face

This article describes the management of chemical burns to the Asian face with resultant full thickness loss to the right side of the face including the eyelid and nose. We detail the techniques used to reconstruct the face which include skin grafting according to the aesthetic units of the face, ac...

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Main Authors: Janna Joethy, Bien-Keem Tan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2011-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2011;volume=44;issue=1;spage=142;epage=146;aulast=Joethy
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description This article describes the management of chemical burns to the Asian face with resultant full thickness loss to the right side of the face including the eyelid and nose. We detail the techniques used to reconstruct the face which include skin grafting according to the aesthetic units of the face, accurate placement of junction lines, use of a chondrocutaneous graft to reconstruct the alar grove and scalp strip grafting for eyebrow reconstruction. We obtained a successful result that minimised scar formation in the burnt Asian face.
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spelling doaj-art-3cffa6c4fca64bc9b069463b5ea5c4b62025-08-20T02:39:12ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X2011-01-0144114214610.4103/0970-0358.81467A multi-staged approach to the reconstruction of a burnt Asian faceJanna JoethyBien-Keem TanThis article describes the management of chemical burns to the Asian face with resultant full thickness loss to the right side of the face including the eyelid and nose. We detail the techniques used to reconstruct the face which include skin grafting according to the aesthetic units of the face, accurate placement of junction lines, use of a chondrocutaneous graft to reconstruct the alar grove and scalp strip grafting for eyebrow reconstruction. We obtained a successful result that minimised scar formation in the burnt Asian face.http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2011;volume=44;issue=1;spage=142;epage=146;aulast=JoethyAlar-facial junctionchondrocutaneous graftseyebrow reconstruction
spellingShingle Janna Joethy
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A multi-staged approach to the reconstruction of a burnt Asian face
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Alar-facial junction
chondrocutaneous grafts
eyebrow reconstruction
title A multi-staged approach to the reconstruction of a burnt Asian face
title_full A multi-staged approach to the reconstruction of a burnt Asian face
title_fullStr A multi-staged approach to the reconstruction of a burnt Asian face
title_full_unstemmed A multi-staged approach to the reconstruction of a burnt Asian face
title_short A multi-staged approach to the reconstruction of a burnt Asian face
title_sort multi staged approach to the reconstruction of a burnt asian face
topic Alar-facial junction
chondrocutaneous grafts
eyebrow reconstruction
url http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2011;volume=44;issue=1;spage=142;epage=146;aulast=Joethy
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