Facial & Body Reconstruction Case 7

This is an 85 year old female who was in a car accident on her way to church. She suffered a severe tissue loss with multiple fractures of the right upper arm. In the first photo, you can see some of the hardware the orthopaedic surgeon used to fix her bones. I was called in to repair the soft tissues of the arm.

To fix this woman's arm, I used a combination of skin grafts (taken from her leg), as well as rearranging some skin and soft tissues from her wrist to cover the hardware. After surgery, I saw her almost daily to assist with dressing changes and wound care. Due to her age, and the fragility of her skin, the healing process took many weeks, but the final outcome was a well-healed, functional arm and hand.

Surgeon: Dr. Cohen

*Keep in mind that each patient is unique and your results may vary.

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