Pharmacological and Medical Effect of Modified Skin Grafting Method in Patients with Chronic and Severe Neck Burns
نویسندگان
1 Associated Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Trauma and Injury Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3 Medical Student of Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical branch, Tehran, Iran
4 Plastic Surgery Resident, Mater Hospital Brisbane, Brisbane, Australia
5 Medical Student of Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Branch, Tehran, Iran
6 Department of Surgery, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
7 General Physician, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
8 Researcher at the Anesthesia and Pain & Molecular and Cell Biology Research center, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
doi
10.26655/JMCHEMSCI.2022.3.11چکیده
Scar contracture is the major complication of neck burn, which impairs the organs functions. Scar contracture causes limiting the range of neck motion, organ malfunction and some damages to the patient’s esthetic and his appearance. Since the studies in this field are not developed well, it is difficult to treat and manage these patients. The principal approach is scar releasing surgery followed by reconstructive surgery. There are many methods of reconstructive surgeries, each patient has his own specific methods, and it depends on surgeons’ decision. Split thickness skin graft (STSG), full-thickness skin graft (FTSG), free flaps, local flaps, V-Y plasty, and V-M plasty are the most common methods used for reconstructive surgeries. In this study, modified free-tension skin grafting was used as the reconstructive procedure, which had shorter treatment period and better treatment outcomes in terms of esthetic and range of motion than the traditional methods.
