Areas of Expertise
Xiao Hou'an, Chief Physician at Xi'an Ninth Hospital, specializes in burn reconstruction, moist wound therapy, microskin grafting & aesthetic surgery.
Biography
Xiao Hou'an (肖厚安) is a Chief Physician in the Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery at Xi'an Ninth Hospital, where he combines advanced burn care with aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery. His practice focuses on restoring function, comfort, and appearance for patients with complex wounds, burn injuries, and scarring.
His clinical expertise includes burn reconstruction, plastic surgery, wound healing, moist wound therapy, autologous microskin grafting, scar management, aesthetic reconstruction, and regenerative medicine. He has long promoted moist burn treatment techniques for burns of varying depth and has proposed direct autologous microskin grafting onto granulation wounds under moist conditions to support wound repair.
Xiao Hou'an’s philosophy is patient-centered and evidence-informed: prepare the wound environment, preserve viable tissue, use reconstructive options thoughtfully, and align surgical planning with each patient’s functional and aesthetic goals. He emphasizes careful assessment, staged treatment when appropriate, and long-term follow-up for scar maturation and recovery.
As an aesthetic expert within a burn and plastic surgery setting, he brings a reconstructive perspective to appearance-related concerns. His approach balances safety, tissue quality, and natural-looking outcomes, with attention to the psychological and social dimensions of recovery. Patients seeking burn reconstruction, scar improvement, or aesthetic plastic surgery can benefit from his integrated clinical experience and commitment to continuing medical education.
His professional profile reflects a sustained dedication to clinical practice, technique refinement, and the translation of moist wound healing principles into practical reconstructive care. Through teaching, clinical application, and technique promotion, Xiao Hou'an supports safer wound management and more predictable outcomes in burn and aesthetic reconstruction.