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The authors present the case of a young woman aged 21 who benefitt modern procedures of facial reconstruction after deep facial burns: early excision and grafting paying attention to regional aesthetic units, full-thickness skin grafting after expansion of the donor area, surgical modification of underlying bony structures, reconstitution of the contour of the mouth. This lengthy repair process, which can truly be referred to as aesthetic, is an example of what can be done to make social rehabilitation easier for patients severely disfigured due to facial burns.
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Rouge, D., Gasquet, F., Chavoin, J.P. et al. Aesthetic reconstruction of deep facial burns. Eur J Plast Surg 15, 300–302 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00212188
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00212188