The patient has to seek immediate medical assistance in case of a burn or an injury.Treatment at the right time will help prevent –

• Infection
• Reduce pain
• Remove dead tissues
• Reduce scarring risk
• Achieving a good positive cosmetic outcome and regain functions.

Contractures are a common and significant complication of burn injury that occurs when burns mature, thickens leading to tightening of the skin. This is due to the lack of immediate care taken at the time of burn .
Reconstructive burn surgery is a procedure performed by a plastic surgeon after the initial wounds have healed. The goal of the surgery is to –

• improve basic functions
• make scars less noticeable.