Suture dehiscence after mandibular fracture surgery

Patient:

Female, 56 years old

Diagnosis:

Postoperative wound healing disorder after surgery of a mandibular fracture (scarring on the neck after severe burns in childhood)

Underlying disease:

Immunosuppression after kidney transplantation, renal anaemia, hypertension, hyperthyrosis

Intervention:

Open reduction and internal fixation of the fracture of the atrophic mandible, suture dehiscence due to tension from a scar field below the surgical incision

Localisation of the wound:

Neck

Age of the wound before plasma treatment:

2 weeks

Treatment period:

4 weeks

Number of treatments:

Frequency of treatments:

1 x per week for 90 seconds each

Reference:

Dr Raguse, Charité University Hospital Berlin