title: Skin grafting of the naso-orbital region as a single aesthetic unit.
abstract: With improved acute care, a higher percentage of more severely injured facial burn patients are surviving their burns. When the full face needs resurfacing, total facial resurfacing should ideally be done with a single sheet of full-thickness skin. Unfortunately, this type of single sheet total facial resurfacing is rarely possible or practical in the case of acute extensive burns. The nasoorbital region is a focal point of interpersonal communication and needs special emphasis. This report presents two patients with deep facial burns whose midface regions were resurfaced with thick split-thickness skin graft as a single aesthetic unit. Since there is no skin graft junction line on this region, a more homogeneous appearance and an aesthetically superior result could be achieved.
authors.affiliation: Gülhane Military Medical Academy and Medical Faculty, Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Burns Unit, Istanbul, Turkey. cengizacikel@ixir.com
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Acikel
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Peker
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ulkur
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery*; D003357:Cosmetic Techniques; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome