Flap rotation surgery to cover the skin flaw, or flaw surgery, is a difficult surgery, especially in the area of ​​the fingers.

The skin loss injury to the finger bone is one of the most common injuries on the upper limb, most commonly caused by an occupational accident, possibly due to a domestic accident, in our country's situation due to lack of equipment. Yes, workers also have to do hand manipulations a lot, so they injure their fingers, especially in the common finger bud area.

Fingers are very important to prohibit grip, touch and delicate labor, the palms of the fingers and the tip of the fingers are more important, this damage often reveals tendons and bones, so if the skin flap is not used to cover the injury, the patient have to amputate the finger or part of the finger (joint removal).

The more social development, the more need to retain the finger length, the more skin flap covers the finger buds, but the skin flap suitable to cover the lesion must be chosen, the appropriate skin flap is the appropriate skin flap. patients in terms of age, occupation, location of skin loss, skin loss size, local lesions status, PTV workmanship and surgical equipment ...

At the TTNT, the flaw plastic surgery has been performed routinely, the results are very good, receiving many compliments from many patients, including foreigners.

On the evening of March 18, the doctors of the Department of Surgery - Tam Tri Hospital operated an accident on a patient who lost skin in his finger, exposed tendons and bones (as shown). The surgery was conducted very successfully. Currently the patient's injury condition has stabilized and will be discharged in the near future.

Accidental patient's hand before and after surgery

Medical Information Department - Tam Tri Nha Trang Hospital