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The scalp is the most external and important barrier of the skull and brain. Burns in this area are rare, but often caused by high voltage injuries, fire, liquid or other heat sources. The aim of this paper is to present a series of cases of scalp burns of the last 10 years in the Hospital del Trabajador de Santiago (Chile). This is a retrospective and descriptive study. We analyzed the demography and treatment of patients requiring hospitalization and we reviewed the literature. There were 2.266 visits for head burns, of which 34 patients consulted with scalp burns, 11 of them were hospitalized. Most were due to electrical burns, 4 patients, and fire, 4 patients. In the treatment, highlighted the use in a case of free flap and local advancement flaps. In the management of sequelae, expanders and then local advancement flaps were performed. Only a small proportion of patients attending with head burns had scalp burns. Most were treated on as outpatient and did not require further action. The group of patients with electrical burns required more aggressive treatments while the management of the sequelaes is done with expanders and local advancement flaps. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]