%0 Journal Article
%T Reconstruction of Post Burn Neck Contracture Using Full Thickness Skin Graft
%A Dalia M. El Sakka
%A Belal A. Al Mobarak
%A Mohamed Elsayed Mohamed Mohamed
%J Modern Plastic Surgery
%P 21-28
%@ 2164-5280
%D 2018
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/mps.2018.82004
%X <strong>Background:</strong><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Neck contracture after burns is a major complication that affects
function and cosmesis. The aim of covering the raw area and defects is through
using good quality pliable skin. Full thickness skin graft allows a large
dimension sheet of good quality skin with low donor-site morbidity. Also it
provides similar skin quality to the recipient areas with much less cosmetic
difference. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Methods:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Four men and eight women underwent neck contracture
release and reconstruction from December of 2015 to August of 2016. Mean
patient age was 29 years (range from</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">12 to
46 years). Burn scar contracture releases were performed and cervicoplasty was
added for optimal neck appearance. Uniformly full thickness skin grafts were
applied. Both lateral ends of these grafts</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">(release
incisions) were designed with a fishtail shape for sufficient release and to
minimize linear scar band formation in the most lateral region of the neck. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Results:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Full thickness skin grafts as large as 24</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">¡À 12</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">cm (in
length) and 10</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">15 cm (in width) were used. All grafts were taken without significant
complications. Range of neck motion
%K Neck Contracture
%K Skin Grafts
%K Donor Site Morbidity
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=83589