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Over the last 6 years, a health care program aimed at the surgical correction of postburn contractures has taken place in Faridpur, Bangladesh. People in this rural region are very poor and often cannot afford medical treatment. Often secondary flexion contractures of the face and chin as well as the upper and lower extremity impede daily functioning and have an enormous psycho-social impact. The...
This study is a description of experiences concerning a plastic surgical health program in Faridpur, Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, plastic surgical help is almost non-existent particularly for the treatment of facial clefts and burn wound contractures. Since 2000, a team of plastic surgeons and one anesthesiologist from The Netherlands set up a health care program in the rural region of Faridpur, west...
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