Pediatric facial fractures are usually associated with severe trauma. The number of fractures caused by automobile accidents has decreased (p < 0.05). The incidence of this type of fracture is high in Portugal.

Management of this infectious entity should be aggressive. Several techniques that are used to reconstruct the lost tissue have shown good results. The superomedial thigh skin flap has proven to be a reliable method of resurfacing large scrotal defects. Reconstructive surgery makes the return to a normal social life possible in many cases.

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