title: [Limits in the possibilities for rehabilitation of lye burns of the face].
abstract: Several cases of lye burns of the face are presented. The most common causes are explosions. Primary treatment includes continuous irrigation, debridement by dermabrasion and split-thickness skin grafts. The problems resulting from deep burns with loss of the eyelids and exposure of the alar cartilages, can be solved satisfactorily only with distant pedicled flaps.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Unfall-/Hand- und plastische Chirurgie, Schreiber-Kliniken, München.
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Köhnlein
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D004954:Esthetics; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008191:Lye / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D008191:Lye
vernacular_title: Grenzen der Rehabilitationsmöglichkeit bei Laugenverätzung des Gesichtes.