Plastic Surgeons are specially trained for the treatment of burns. Burn patients suffer from severe shock and many other complications which require most methodical treatment in an attempt to save the life of the patient. It is also necessary to prevent the deformities which may develop from burn injuries. Skin grafting in proper time may prevent many deformities and also in critical cases may save the life of the patient. So it is advisable that burn patients should invariably be treated by Plastic Surgeons.

Contracture over the joints like neck, axilla, elbow, wrist, fingers, hip, knee, ankle and toes is the most common complication in burns. Contracture of lips and eyelids are also common. Treatment involves release of contracture, excision of scars as much as possible and reconstruction by skin grafting or skin flap cover as necessary.