World War 1 Facial Injuries

SusanLevin · #11 ● 09-03-2009, 12:53 PM

From what I've found, the last guy was severely burned but the info I found didn't say how, and that a doctor experimenting with plastic surgery/skin grafting techniques worked on him. He said later that he learned from it because he found he'd done "too much, too soon." The fact that this is what he looked like AFTER treatment really makes me cringe to think of what he looked like before.

Burns to the Face The whole area of the face was subject to severe petrol burns destroying almost all of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Secondary destruction included severe and in some areas complete loss of the eyelids and eyebrows. The right eye is the seat of a staphyloma and rolls continually seeking moisture. Prior to admission to Queens Hospital Sidcup, 2nd Lieut. H.R.R. received skin grafts at Sidworth Hospital to partially cover the right eye. Soft tissue of the nose suffered almost complete loss down to the cartilage. Scarring constricts the mouth and a thin layer of epithelium covers the whole face under which blood vessels can be seen. Areas of the head and neck appear to have had a small amount of protection from the flying helmet and woollen scarf. Tissue destruction has not entirely involved the muscle tissue used for expression. Other burnt areas include the scalp, hands, fingers and legs.

He was 25 years old. wounded on July 1916, admitted - October 1917.

He had performed a surgery of 3 stages, but after 3rd stage he developed gangrene, and the pedical tubes ceased supplying blood after that the main focus was to keep the pedical tubes attached and continue the blood flow though them. On March 3rd 1918 the doctor began new treatment - Commence exposure of the chest to Ultra Violet rays (Forbes Lamp) combined with lime dusting powder. - But he died 8 days later.

ShoShoBitch · #12 ● 09-03-2009, 02:36 PM

Judging by this post, The first one got out easy.

jbloom · #13 ● 09-03-2009, 05:43 PM

Burns seem to be the worst, all that pain. pain from the burns, pain when they remove the dead tissue. And high risk of infection. Then if you survive that you are horribly scarred. What a fucking shitty lot !!