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  • Title: [Options of plastic surgery in burns. How the burn victim gets a "new skin"].
    Author: Henckel-Donnersmarck G.
    Journal: MMW Fortschr Med; 2002 Jun 13; 144(24):28-31. PubMed ID: 12134721.
    Abstract:
    Plastic surgery following burns may be divided into primary and secondary reconstructive measures. Primary reconstruction covers all steps leading to the healing of the patient's wounds. Secondary reconstruction comprises all subsequent interventions required to improve the results of primary surgery. The treatment of burn victims is always a team effort. Reconstructive measures aim to achieve, as early as possible, anatomical primary reconstruction that takes account of the aspects of function and cosmesis. The primary surgical operation is all important--if successful, only few subsequent corrective interventions will be needed.
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