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Plastic Surgery of Burned Skin in Hyderabad

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Plastic Surgery of Burned Skin in Hyderabad
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Overview

Burns caused by prolonged exposure to fire can have a severity that may range from mild to extreme and even it can be fatal. The good news is that with the help of reconstructive surgery, there can be an effective treatment for burns and acid attacks. The victims of fire burns and accident deformities can now build the functionalities of the damaged or the destructed part with the help of reconstructive surgery. 

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Procedure

The procedure for the surgery involves grating tissues, skin, and bones from another part of the body to correct the deformed or the damaged area. Skin grafting surgery remains the most basic and common form of burn deformity repair surgery. The doctor in the emergency room will first start the treatment by clearing the wound. Cleansing the wound properly is very important as debris or external objects like the ash or dirt can cause infection and healing can become difficult. 

The most commonly used method for the treatment of burn is skin grafting and in this treatment, the doctor lays sheets of fresh skin over the burnt area. As it heals, the skin will meld with the body and it will become a part of the body, after leaving a network of white and pink scarred flesh. If the burns are extremely severe, the doctor may reopen the wounds by a little amount every day so that the muscles below can heal, and though it is painful, it is essential to get recovery. 

Preparation before the surgery

You need to schedule an appointment with a good plastic surgeon at the beginning to have a personal consultation. Together with your surgeon, you can reach an understanding of what you can expect from the surgery. You will need to provide a complete medical history that will include all information about any previous surgery.

The surgeon will also conduct a complete physical examination and will discuss all risks and complications of the procedure. A pre-operative brochure or information you may get from the clinic that will have all the information about what you have to do before the surgery. It will have guidelines for skin cleansing, eating and drinking and advice for avoiding smoking or consuming alcohol and the surgeon may also recommend not consuming certain medications and vitamins before the surgery. 

Expectations, recovery, and result after surgery

You need to follow the post-surgery instructions religiously to heal and to get the best possible outcome in terms of physical appearance and functions. You need to have follow-up appointments so that surge can make an assessment for long term results and also you need to answer all the questions express your concerns to the surgeon. Generally, with a skin grafting procedure, you will need a ‘bolster’ dressing to keep the grafts in place for around 3-5 days. 

The bolster will help the skin graft to stick to the wound and the healing process can be quicker. After the release of the scar, the surgeon may place larger dressing to support the surgery. Also, additional physical therapy may be essential in the following weeks and months following the surgery to get complete recovery of the functions.

Normally the recovery time from a split-thickness skin graft can be fairly rapid and it can be even less than three weeks. To get recovery for a full-thickness skin graft procedure, it may take a few weeks longer for the patients. There can be a change in appearance, color, and feeling and you may also notice tingling sensation or numbness in the surgical site that will improve over a few months. 

 

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Contours Plastic & Aesthetic Surgery Center (www.contourshyd.com) is a world-class clinic and we provide the best plastic and cosmetic surgery to our patients. We have a strong, dedicated, highly experienced team of dedicated doctors that seek perfection in all jobs. We have the best infrastructure and best equipment with us that coupled with high skill levels of our doctors can achieve the best results. 

Cost of the procedure: 

Skin grafting procedure can cost between INR 50, 000 to INR 1, 00, 000 and it will depend on the size of the graft required. 

 

FAQ’s

If you have a first degree or second degree, or third-degree burn, you can immediately seek help from the treatment.

In case you have certain allergies, it can interfere with the treatment process and in such cases, you may look for some other treatment option.

There can be swelling and bruising in the case of burn and post-burn deformity repairing service. Also, you can expect disorientation, or pain after the surgery and it will subside with time.

The doctor will advise you to stay away from open flames and heat and you can lead a normal life after recovery.

It will depend on the severity of the burn and it can take anywhere between a few days to a few years to get complete recovery.

The results of the treatment will be permanent.

In skin grafting, the surgeon takes a layer of the skin from another area of the body and covers the burned area with it. There are two types of skin grafting and these are sheets grafts and mesh grafts.

? It is a place in the body of the person undergoing burn surgery from where the surgeon takes away skin for skin grafting. The skin used for grafting is donor skin and the skin must come from the own body of the person.

The doctor uses a tool called a dermatome to remove a thin layer of skin located in the donor area. The doctor further attaches the harvested skin over the burned area with staples or stitches.

A donor area usually heals after two weeks.

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