Burn Treatment and Surgery in Ahmedabad

Most small, superficial burns heal with wound care. Deeper burns may need removal of dead tissue (debridement) and skin grafting. Large or severe burns are medical emergencies that need care in a specialised burns unit with intensive care.

Tirtham Surgical Hospital, Science City Road, Sola, Ahmedabad, provides assessment of burns, and wound care, debridement and skin grafting for burns that can be treated outside a burns unit, with a 24-hour emergency operating team. Patients with major burns are stabilised and referred to a specialised burns unit. This page explains first aid, how serious a burn is, treatment, recovery, scars and risks.

First Aid for Burns

For chemical burns, brush off any dry powder, remove contaminated clothing and rinse the area with plenty of running water for at least 20 minutes. For electrical burns, the skin wound may look small, but there can be deeper damage and effects on the heart, so medical assessment is always needed.

How Serious Is the Burn?

The size of a burn is estimated as a percentage of total body surface area (TBSA). The patient's palm with fingers is about 1% of their body surface.

When a Burn Needs Emergency or Specialised Care

• Burns larger than about 10% of the body surface in adults, or about 5% in children
• Full-thickness burns
• Burns to the face, hands, feet, genitals, perineum or over major joints
• Burns that go all the way around a limb, the chest or the neck
• Electrical, chemical or smoke inhalation injuries
• Burns in young children, older adults or people with other serious illnesses
• Any burn where the person is confused, very drowsy, breathless or in shock

These burns need emergency care and, for major burns, a specialised burns unit with intensive care and fluid resuscitation.

Burn Treatment in Ahmedabad

A burn surgery specialist in Ahmedabad assesses the depth, size and site of the burn, and plans treatment according to its severity.

Skin Grafting

A skin graft covers a deep burn that cannot heal on its own. A thin layer of healthy skin is taken from another part of the body (the donor site), often the thigh, and placed on the cleaned burn wound. When there is not enough healthy skin, temporary covers such as skin from a skin bank or skin substitutes may be used in specialised units.

Scars, Contractures and Reconstruction

Deeper burns can heal with raised (hypertrophic) scars, and scars over joints can tighten into contractures that limit movement. Early treatment, timely grafting, physiotherapy, splints, pressure garments and scar care can reduce these problems. When a scar or contracture still limits movement, reconstructive surgery — such as scar release with grafts or flaps — may help, usually after the scar has matured. If you are looking for a burn reconstruction hospital in Ahmedabad for complex reconstruction, ask whether a qualified plastic surgeon will perform the surgery.

Related page: Plastic surgery — reconstructive wound care

Burns can also affect sleep, mood and confidence. Talking with the care team and family, and counselling when needed, are part of recovery.

Recovery After Burn Treatment

• Dressings: changed as advised until the wound has healed
• After grafting: the graft is kept still under a dressing for some days; the donor site usually heals in about 10–14 days
• Itching and dryness: common as burns heal; moisturisers and medicines can help
• Sun protection: healed burns and grafts burn easily and may change colour in the sun
• Physiotherapy and splints: to keep joints moving when burns are near joints
• Follow-up: to check healing and scars

When to Contact the Hospital

• Increasing pain, redness or swelling around the burn
• Pus, a bad smell or green discharge from the wound
• Fever, or feeling unwell
• A graft that looks dark or is lifting off

Risks and Possible Complications

The doctor explains the risks of the burn and of any procedure before taking consent.

• Wound infection, and rarely spread of infection to the blood (sepsis)
• Loss of body fluids and shock in large burns
• Breathing problems after smoke inhalation
• Graft not taking, partly or fully, needing further grafting
• Pain and slow healing at the donor site
• Raised scars, contractures and colour changes
• Itching and dry skin for months
• Anaesthesia-related risks when surgery is needed

Burn Treatment Cost in Ahmedabad

The cost depends on the depth, size and site of the burn, the number of dressings, debridement and grafting procedures, the length of hospital stay, room category, and whether intensive care or a specialised burns unit is needed. A written estimate can be requested from the hospital.

Insurance

• Mediclaim and cashless facility is available, subject to the patient's policy terms and insurer approval
• Assistance is provided with documents required for reimbursement claims

Treating Surgeon

At Tirtham Surgical Hospital, burn surgery in Ahmedabad, for burns that can be treated outside a burns unit, is performed by:

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Facilities at Tirtham Surgical Hospital

• 24-hour emergency operating team
• Laparoscopic and endoscopic setup
• Mediclaim and cashless facility, subject to policy terms
• 6 themed recovery rooms
• Large parking facility

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