Current and Future Challenges in Reconstructive Burn Surgery

Dear Colleagues,

We are honored to present this Special Issue of the European Burn Journal, dedicated to reconstructive surgery. All submissions are peer-reviewed, and accepted papers will be published immediately.

Worldwide, burns remain a common injury with the potential for a significant loss of function and lifelong scarring. One of the major concerns patients, relatives, and friends share following a burn injury relates to the uniquely disfiguring consequences of burn injury and the impact that this will have on their lives. These challenges are especially marked in children and adolescents as they navigate through childhood and puberty.

This Special Issue will focus on new developments and updates of burn-wound reconstructive surgery, from initial debridement, preserving as much viable dermis as possible, burn wound closure, alternatives to autologous tissues, and burn scar remodeling, including laser, micro-needling techniques, and contracture release.

Basic science, clinical research, and contemporary review articles are all welcome.

Prof. Dr. Andrew Holland
Prof. Dr. Rei Ogawa
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. European Burn Journal is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

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