title: Body image and facial burns.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To provide the wound care practitioner with a framework for managing altered body image.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  This continuing education activity is intended for physicians and nurses with an interest in skin and wound care.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  After reading this article and taking this test, the reader should be able to: 1. Describe theories and research relating to normal and altered body image. 2. Discuss the effect of facial burns on body image.
authors.affiliation: Specialty Registrar Plastic Surgery, Northern Deanery, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: David C G
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Sainsbury
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001007:Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001362:Avoidance Learning; D001504:Beauty; D001828:Body Image; D002056:Burns / Q000523:psychology*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000523:psychology*; D005239:Fear; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012649:Self Concept; D012919:Social Behavior; D012944:Social Support; D012945:Social Values; D012951:Socialization