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Management of severe facial injuries by local tissue traction
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical City, Baghdad, Iraq.
Abstract
Purpose:
To evaluate the technique of tissue traction for the management of severe facial injuries.
Patients And Methods:
Twenty patients, 15 adults and five children, with severe soft tissue facial disfigurement resulting from war injuries were treated by the tissue traction technique.
Results:
This procedure provides a cosmetically acceptable appearance when used as an immediate measure. A few complications were encountered in delayed cases such as areas of skin breakdown and some stiffness.
Conclusion:
The described technique proved to have several advantages over other more commonly used methods for closure of large wounds.