Facial burn injuries can leave life-altering scars that can impact your quality of life. The emotional distress can long outlast the initial trauma of the injury, especially for severe burns that disfigure facial features. Our experienced facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Dr. Lesley Rabach, offers facial burn injuries plastic surgery at one of our state-of-the-art LM Medical NYC facilities in Manhattan.

Burn injuries can cause deep tissue damage that can go deeper than a superficial scar. Some severe burn injuries require extensive facial reconstruction. If the tissue, cartilage or muscle under the skin is damaged, the victim may need facial reconstructive surgery to reshape or reform the face or certain features. In addition, the skin may be completely removed, requiring facial skin grafts to repair the burn injury.

Facial Skin Grafts for Burn Injuries

Burn injury facial reconstruction is one of the most complex types of plastic surgery. Each case is unique and requires extensive expertise to restore the function and form of the facial features affected. As a double board certified facial plastic surgeon, Dr. Lesley has extensive training and experience working with patients with facial trauma, including burn injuries.

Facial burn injury plastic surgery can include reconstructing tendons, bones, muscles and cartilage to restore function and facial movement. Almost all severe facial burn injuries will require skin grafts to reform the skin. While some scarring is inevitable, Dr. Lesley uses the most advanced surgical techniques to reduce scarring and restore the natural appearance of the face.

A severe facial burn injury can be very traumatic, but there are options to repair the damaged tissue and reshape the facial features. If you have suffered a facial burn injury, contact us at LM Medical NYC to schedule a personal consultation with renowned facial surgeon Dr. Lesley at our clinics in Greenwich Village and the Upper East Side.