A contracture may be defined as an abnormal shortening of the soft t ssu?e that results from pulling a scar which is secondary to loss of skin, therefor, appearance form is disfigured and also the function is impaired.
Here in this paper, we are reporting the result of various method of treat:1t concering extensive defect of skin coverage and disfigure of the neck, chin and cheek.
The majority of the contracture of neck resulted from improper manage -- it of deep 2nd & 3rd degree burn, threfore early coverage of the skin defect -,...h properly selected grafting is the most desireaule method.
In the minor group of scar contracture, Z-plasties or Advancement Flap v _ id be sufficent in neck ccntracutre, in other hand, severe group more exte method should be adopted.
In this paper, we present 19 cases of the scar contracture of neck treated in our clinic.
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