[Early-stage conservative removal of scars and delayed skin grafting for severe burns in the neck: report of 13 cases].

Objective: To optimize the treatments for severe burns in the neck to prevent the hypertrophy, contraction and deformation of the scars and avoid repeated surgical repair.

Methods: At the early stage of severe neck burns, conservative removal of the scabs was adopted with a small portion of the necrotic tissues preserved. Wound addressing was performed with anti-infection measures supplemented with the application of agents for dissolving the scars, promoting the epithelial growth and preventing local inflammation.