Table 2.

Timing of burn reconstructive surgery

Urgent procedures

• Exposure of vital structures (such as eyelid releases)

• Entrapment or compression of neurovascular bundles

• Fourth degree contractures

• Severe microstomia

Essential procedures

• Reconstruction of function (such as limited range of motion)

• Progressive deformities not correctable by ordinary methods

Desirable procedures

• Reconstruction of passive areas

• Aesthetics