Body Image and Facial Burns

In Brief PURPOSE To provide the wound care practitioner with a framework for managing altered body image. TARGET AUDIENCE This continuing education activity is intended for physicians and nurses with an interest in skin and wound care. OBJECTIVES After reading this article and taking this test, the reader should be able to: Describe theories and research relating to normal and altered body image. Discuss the effect of facial burns on body image. This continuing education activity reviews the literature on the effect of facial burns on body image and discusses the theory and research behind normal and altered body image.