title: An impressive case of complete traumatic maxillofacial degloving.
abstract: By definition, degloving is skin and subcutaneous tissue detachment, most often affecting the limbs and extremities and occasionally the scalp. Degloving generally stems from high-energy trauma, but can also be intentional, such as in the case of planned surgical access in the anterior region of the mandible in oral-maxillofacial surgery. This paper describes an extreme case of complete traumatic maxillofacial degloving that caused partial avulsion of the soft tissues and maxilla. This is an extremely rare condition that has not previously been described in the literature, as the patient survived despite the risk of imminent death. This case report addresses the decisions made regarding the prevention of necrosis and infection that guided the emergency care and subsequent elective steps.
authors.affiliation: Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Restauração Hospital, Recife, PE, Brazil. ivsoncatunda@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ivson Souza
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Catunda
authors.forename: Marcelo Farias
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: de Medeiros
authors.forename: Lucas Alexandre de Morais
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Auremir Rocha
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Melo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D008440:Maxillary Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D009666:Nose / Q000293:injuries; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000601:surgery