INTRODUCTION
Facial trauma in children is a relatively common occurrence. In the
present case, facial injury resulted from the disposed mobile battery
blast on a roadside campfire and involved the lateral aesthetic unit of
cheek, which represents region between the buccal unit and auricle. This
unit is covered with skin that adheres more to the underlying fascia,
hence can complicate the re-construction.1Concurrently, deep to the dermal layer there are delicate anatomical
structures such as parotid gland and facial nerves, which can complicate
the surgical management if early assessment of the wound and use of
appropriate surgical techniques are not followed.