Question

My child is one year old. He got burned on his palm after touching hot water, and the wound has completely healed now. It’s been two months, and I’ve been seeing a doctor regularly. His fingers have been doing stretching exercises, and he’s wearing gloves 24/7. The other fingers are almost fine, but the one with the bend is still quite severe. The ring finger and pinky, the spaces between the fingers are also stuck together, stuck for 0.5CM. What should I do in this situation? The doctor said if we do a skin graft surgery again, the process after re-bandaging will be similar to the burn recovery, so what should I do now?

Answer

I see, your child’s hand burn was quite serious. It looks like it’s recovering well now. The fingers are bent and cannot be straightened out; it was the early re-bandaging and the movement that caused the tendons to scar and contract. Long-term physical therapy is needed. The stuck parts can be cut open. To quickly and completely restore the child’s hand function, I recommend seeking systematic physical therapy at a large-scale, regular rehabilitation hospital.