Plastic surgery can help any patient suffering from a difficult wound of any etiology. The plastic surgeon will examine of the problematic area, recognize it’s the pathology, access the skin and subcutaneous tissues condition, proceed to surgical debridement, cooperate with other specialties if needed and suggest the necessary treatment.
In extended traumas the plastic surgeon is capable to transfer skin from distant areas or use a variety of surgical flaps cleverly designed from nearby healthy body regions in order to achieve the best functional and aesthetic wound closure.
When a trauma is healed, the plastic surgeon follows regularly the patient’s postoperatively course to avoid any possible complication while simultaneously suggests additional therapies to attain the best possible outcome.
