11 hours of microsurgery to save a young man with severe burns that caused his body to become deformed

On the evening of May 28, Military Hospital 175 said that it had recently treated a young man with severe burns that caused his body to become deformed.

Specifically, the patient is YGB, 26 years old (residing in Dak Lak) who suffered severe burns from smoking while cutting grass and burning trash in the field. The patient suffered burns covering 75% of his body surface area.

A young man suffered severe burns from smoking while mowing the lawn, with burns covering 75% of his body. Photo: BVCC

Taking the medical history, the patient was previously given emergency treatment at a hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. The patient escaped the dangerous situation but still has to face serious sequelae.

Military Hospital 175 received a patient with a deformed chin, neck and mouth due to scarring, making it difficult for the patient to eat and speak, and his neck was folded and stuck to the chest wall. In addition, the contracted scar also caused difficulty in movement in both hands and both armpits.

Doctor Than Van Hung - Deputy Head of the Department of Burns - Plastic Surgery said that the patient was hospitalized with severe contracture scars in the neck, 2 armpits and deformed hands, needing to be divided into multiple surgeries to gradually resolve these problems. The patient needed to use a special technique, which is flap microsurgery.

Microsurgery team saves young man with thick scar tissue on neck due to severe burns. Photo: BVCC

According to Dr. Hung, microsurgery flap transfer is a high-level technique that requires meticulousness and absolute precision. This technique involves transferring a piece of skin along with its nourishing blood vessels from one area of the body to another. The blood vessels are connected under a surgical microscope, helping to restore circulation to severely damaged areas.

With the support of a team of experts from People's Hospital 115, doctors from the Burn - Plastic Surgery Department, Military Hospital 175 performed the 11-hour surgery.

After surgery, the YGB patient's skin flap survived very well and was soft, the patient could tilt his neck to the maximum, open his mouth to eat and drink, and communicate more easily. The motor function of the neck and mouth area was restored, bringing a better quality of life to the patient after a long time living with a thick layer of scar tissue on the neck area.

Source: https://giadinh.suckhoedoisong.vn/11-gio-phau-thuat-vi-phau-cuu-nam-thanh-nien-bi-bong-nang-gay-bien-dang-co-the-17224052820085827.htm