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1466554

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-1-21
pubmed:abstractText
Self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the face are extremely complex and difficult to manage. In the past, these patients have been treated by debridement, hemostasis, and soft tissue closure with reconstruction deferred to a later time. This approach consigned the patient to significant facial contracture and scarring, which is impossible to adequately correct secondarily. As a result of this traditional approach, patients had substantial disfigurement as well as dysfunction. At the Medical College of Wisconsin, we have begun an aggressive multispecialty team approach in which the maximum possible reconstruction is performed acutely. This has resulted in superior aesthetic and functional results, and in a substantially lower number of hospitalizations, surgical procedures, and hospital days. This approach includes the spectrum of current plastic surgical techniques including the craniofacial approach using open reduction with accurate miniplate reconstruction and acute bone grafting as well as soft tissue reconstruction and replacement using composite multiple-stacked free tissue transfer. We believe the overall approach provides a superior result and we will continue a program of aggressive and acute intervention.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0148-7043
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
564-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Self-inflicted midline facial gunshot wounds: the case for a combined craniofacial and microvascular team approach.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports