Facially disfigured children--dedicated approach and rehabilitation.
Facial disfigurement following congenital anomalies or acquired defects due to accidents or scars results in mental trauma and other related consequences. A multidisciplinary team approach with special importance to rehabilitation is required in handling such patients.
Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns Unit, K. K. Childs Trust Hospital, Chennai, India. kmr.mathangi@hotmail.com
K Mathangi
KM
Ramakrishnan
A
A
Andal
Janani
J
Sankar
V
V
Jayaraman
D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D019988:Children with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011788:Quality of Life; D012917:Social Adjustment