[Role of autografts of cultured epidermis in the treatment of deep burns of the face. Preliminary results].

Deep burns of the face raise the problem of skin cover after surgical detersion to limit the serious functional and aesthetic sequelae which they can induce. Autologous cultured epidermal grafts currently occupy an important place in the surgical treatment of the early phases of facial burns. The authors present their preliminary results of the use of this graft technique in patients with burns of more than 60% of the body surface, including the face. The surgical protocol is described, consisting of surgical detersion with benzoic acid, grafting and specific dressings. Three patients treated by this technique are then presented before concluding on the very interesting prospects of autologous culture epidermal grafts on a fibrin substrate. A clinical case of facial burns treated by this new type of graft is presented to conclude the discussion.