title: Our Treatment Approaches in Severe Maxillofacial Injuries Occurring After Failed Suicide Attempts Using Long-Barreled Guns.
abstract: Maxillofacial traumas with long-barreled guns may sometimes cause catastrophic results by means of smashing in facial structures. In these patients, reconstruction strategies of both fragmented/lost soft and hard tissues still remain controversial. In their clinic, the authors treated 5 patients with severely injured face after failed suicide attempt between 2008 and 2013. In this study, the authors aimed to present their clinical experiences on these severely injured maxillofacial gunshot traumas and offer a treatment algorithm to gain a result as possible as satisfactory in terms of functionality and appearance.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun†Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital, Ankara‡Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Mehmet Aydin Education Hospital, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kucuker
authors.forename: Tekin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Şimşek
authors.forename: Musa Kemal
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Keles
authors.forename: Engin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yosma
authors.forename: Ibrahim Alper
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Aksakal
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Demir
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D005143:Eyelids / Q000293:injuries; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005389:Firearms; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D008338:Mandibular Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D008437:Maxilla / Q000293:injuries; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D064827:Myocutaneous Flap / Q000637:transplantation; D009666:Nose / Q000293:injuries; D009915:Orbit / Q000293:injuries; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000293:injuries; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D017568:Rectus Abdominis / Q000637:transplantation; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials