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Burn injury is one of the most powerful scars.
Our body decreases size of the wound to provide faster healing, and this is also applied to burn injury.
Therefore, burn injuries heal with contractures.
If the contractures are on the joint, they may cause restricted movement.
Surgery can be performed for contractures which do not decrease with physical rehabilitation and necessary measures.
For swollen scars after the burn, there are many methods from pressured burn clothes to surgical methods.
Even though it is impossible to remove the scar completely, the scar may be less visible.
Tissue defect treatment after burn injury is carried out with graft or flap.
Avoiding from the sun after the burn is more important than normal skin.
Burn injury should be protected from chronic traumas of the clothes.
Regular control examination and measures are required for the risk of skin cancer after-burn.