Expensive Surgeries Often Required Following Catastrophic Burn Injuries

According to The American Burn Association, there are about 450,000 burn injuries that require medical treatment every year in the United States. About 45,000 require hospitalization for a burn injury each year. Approximately 3,500 of those burn injuries prove fatal.
Burn injuries are considered catastrophic when they cause permanent injuries to a significant portion of the body. Treatment for these types of devastating injury accidents can be painful, complicated and expensive. There are two major types of surgical procedures that result from New York catastrophic burn injuries: dermabrasion and skin grafts. Depending on the circumstances of the accident that caused the burn injury, compensation may be available to pay for these expensive medical procedures.
The goal of dermabrasion is to lessen the appearance of scars and restore the function of the damaged area. During a dermabrasion treatment, the surface of a scar will be smoothed over. While the appearance of the scar will be permanent, a dermatological surgeon can help reduce the appearance of the burn injury. After the procedure, the injured victim may apply ointment to help ease the swelling and the pain. After about two weeks of healing, the patient should be able to return to work. While this complicated procedure may lessen the scars caused by a catastrophic burn injury, it is not a perfect solution and much of the scarring will be permanent.
A skin graft is a procedure where a surgeon takes a piece of skin from one part of the body and transplants it to another. Within 36 hours, new blood vessels will begin to grow in the affected location. After six weeks to a few months, the injured victim should be able to see substantial improvements at the location of the injury. This type of surgery may result in feeling and sensation returning to the damaged area, but it can also result in permanent scarring.
All surgeries can be expensive and all burn injury treatment costs can add up fast. Catastrophic burn injury victims would be well advised to discuss their case with an experienced personal injury attorney. Compensation may be available for all of the medical treatments, surgeries, past and future pain and suffering, and time away from work.
The New York personal  injury lawyers at the Law Offices of Kenneth A. Wilhelm fully understand that victims face steep and pressing costs associated with burn injuries. We help victims focus on recovering and getting back on their feet, while we go after the negligent parties to secure just compensation for our clients. To discuss if you or a loved one can seek compensation for the damages suffered in such cases, please do not hesitate to call our personal injury attorneys. We provide free consultations at 1-800-WORK-4-YOU (1-800-967-5496) to victims who have sustained catastrophic injuries in New York. We can also help with personal injury cases in New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, or Florida. If you have been seriously injured in any of the 50 U.S. states, please call us and we will try to help you with your case.
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Source: American Burn Association