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Management of Paediatric Burns

The salient points of discussion of the Surgical Management of Paediatric Burns:
1) Burns in a child especially scald burns are common.
2) Managing this may seem very simple- however the best result in terms of early healing, appearance and scar can be obtained with the appropriate specialised dressings and debridement and skin grafting done early.
3) Delay in treatment will result in difficult to manage scars and contractures.
4) Contracture release and skin grafting or flap helps to restore function and can be done - should be done even in a child who is less than 1 year.
5) Pressure garments, Scar massage, Silicone gel sheets, appropriate surgery, intralesional steroids are the mainstay in scar management of burns.

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Dr. Eulalia D'Souza

Dr. Eulalia D’Souza is a Board-Certified Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgeon based in Mumbai with around 15 years of experience in the field of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery. Her Expertise lies in Cosmetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery, Body Contouring Procedures, Reconstructive and Microvascular Surgery including cancer Reconstruction, Burns Management, Hand Surgery, Cleft surgery, Reconstruction of various birth defects.
She completed MBBS from B. Y.L Nair Hospital, Mumbai. She Completed her MS from the prestigious KEM Hospital, Mumbai and her MCh. in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery from B.Y.L Nair Hospital, Mumbai. She has also been the Assistant Professor, Dept. of plastic surgery at KEM Hospital where she was involved in teaching the nuances of Plastic Surgery to young, budding Plastic Surgeons.