Yeh Chin-Choon, Lin Yu-San, Huang Kuo-Feng
Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
J Burn Care Res. 2010 Mar-Apr;31(2):361-4. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181d0f4f1.
Reconstruction of penile skin loss resulting from various causes is a challenge for clinician. Especially in a potent man, functional and cosmetic outcomes are demanded. Conservative treatment with topical agents is not enough for the full-thickness burn although hypertrophic scar and secondary contracture usually occurs. Resurfacing of total penile full-thickness burn after wound management with the Versajet hydrosurgery system (a water-jet powered debrider) is described for the first use in our hospital.