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We         provide           multi-disciplinary                care         in      the
         prevention               and         management                    of       scarring

         secondary to burn injuries.






         Patient compliance, tailor-made physiotherapy
         regime              and           frequent              assessment                 with

         occupational                therapist          and        burn        surgeon           is

         warranted to prevent extensive scarring and
         irreversible functional deficit.






         Physiotherapists helps with muscle strengthening,

         range of movement training in order to prevent
         contractures from setting in.






         Occupational therapists helps measurement and
         adjustment of pressure garments, padding and

         silicone sheet in order to prevent hypertrophic

         scarring.
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