Early definitive treatment of electric burns of the mouth.
An approach in the evaluation and treatment of patients with electric burns of the mouth is presented. When the surgery was necessary, a tongue or buccal flap was used on the fourteenth to fifteenth day after the burn. The theory for this approach and the various technical aspects involved in our operation are discussed.
D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008865:Microstomia / Q000601:surgery; D009055:Mouth / Q000293:injuries*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013997:Time Factors; D014059:Tongue / Q000601:surgery