title: Dermabrasion debridement of the deep dermal burn.
abstract: Dermabrasion debridement is presented as another method for tangential excision of "deep dermal" burns, with immediate or early skin grafting. The advantages in selected cases seem to be: (1) a more rapid healing; (2) a more stable end result, because dermis is present; (3) prevents spontaneous healing with unstable epithelium, hypertrophic scarring, and contractures; (4) a better final appearance. This is a technically easy operation with minimal blood loss.
authors.affiliation: Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Krant
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Arons
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods*; D003869:Dermabrasion; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult