- Request received19/01/2026
- Checked & confirmed28/02/2026
- Fundraising28/02/2026
- Treatment provided13/04/2026
- Invoice paid29/04/2026
- Case closed
Why is treatment sometimes done earlier than the payment?
When a case is urgent and vital, hospitals often proceed with delivering medical care right away to save a life, even before the finalisation of admission procedures. Usually, when this happens, hospitals put the bill on our credit until the funds are transferred to their accounts. That’s why the chronology can sometimes be in disorder.
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Amina A., 8
In treatmentPlastic surgery
14
$495
About plastic surgery
Post-burn flexion contracture of the digits is a disabling complication that occurs when deep thermal injury heals with excessive scar formation and skin tightening across the finger joints. The scar tissue shortens over time, pulling the fingers into a flexed position and limiting extension, grip strength, and fine motor function. Patients often experience pain, stiffness, difficulty performing daily activities, and cosmetic deformity. Early splinting, physiotherapy, and pressure garments help prevent progression. Established contractures usually require surgical release, such as Z-plasty, skin grafting, or flap reconstruction, followed by intensive rehabilitation. Successful treatment improves finger alignment, restores hand function, enhances independence, and significantly improves the patient’s quality of life and psychosocial well-being.
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Alheri Agape Health Clinic And Maternity
House 3, Alheri Street Nabor Gwong Jos North
Background
Amina is an 8-year-old female child living with her parents. Her father is unemployed, her mother is a housewife, and due to financial hardship, most of the children in the family have dropped out of school. The family lives in a three-room apartment that often leaks during rainfall and has a pit toilet, a well, and no access to electricity. Amina attends a free government school and hopes to become a medical doctor. She presented with deformity of the right hand following a scald burn sustained seven years ago, which was managed at home with traditional medicine due to lack of funds. The injury healed after six weeks but resulted in post-burn flexion contracture of digits 3 to 5, making it difficult for her to write or perform daily activities. On examination, she was not pale, afebrile, anicteric, and well hydrated. She was diagnosed with post-burn flexion contracture of the right hand and requires contracture release with full-thickness skin grafting, followed by wound care and physiotherapy. The family is unable to afford medical bills and has contacted Helpster Charity for support.
Medical history
Amina, an 8yo female child, had a successful surgery done at our facility to release the affected digits which healed up after 6 weeks prior to post burn injury. Patient was admitted in the ward to recuperate, have wound dressing and be closely monitored. Following a positive response to treatment, patient was discharged with some medications to take home, Amina's family are happy because their child will be able to write well and do some other activities with her digits. They appreciate the entire team.
Prognosis
Amina will be unable to do anything with this hand till the surgical correction is done and this will keep impacting the quality of her life as she grows up. The prognosis for an 8-year-old school girl with post-burn flexion contracture of the digits is generally good with timely treatment. Surgical release and consistent physiotherapy can restore hand function, improve finger mobility, and allow normal school activities. Early rehabilitation reduces recurrence and supports long-term functional and psychosocial recovery.
