We would like express our appreciation to Dr. Zhang and coauthors for their comments
on our recently-published article entitled “Early Surgical Treatment by Free Flap
Reconstruction of Hydrofluoric Acid Burn Injury”.
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We are grateful to them for bringing further attention to the appropriate treatment
of hydrofluoric acid (HFA) burn injuries. We thank them for recognizing the importance
of early surgical intervention and the suitable restoration of HFA burn wounds as
introduced in our article. We agree with them that risks and benefits should be carefully
weighed in the management of HFA burn injury. We welcome this opportunity to further
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Publication history
Published online: January 13, 2016
Received:
December 21,
2015
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© 2016 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
