Abstract

Head and neck are most frequently involved with burn injuries. As its incidence varies between 27 to 60% in different conditions. In addition, 25 to 50 % of the total burn population are children (1). The face is a psychologically significant area of the body, and multiple psychosocial consequences have been documented in patients with facial burns and their sequelae. Facial burns constitute 30 to 50% of minor to moderate burns and over 50% of large burns, the usual thickness being partial. As partial thickness burns of the face needs complex wound management, including pain control and frequent cleansing to avoid infection, these often require hospital care (2- 6). Besides, these are commonly associated with inhalational injuries. Superficial second degree facial burns usually heal spontaneously. Medium thickness second degree burns, which epithelialize in 10 to 14 days, often heal without scarring. However, changes in skin pigmentation and texture occur.

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