Overlapping tissue expansion techniques and its clinical applications.
- Author:
Jun XU
1
;
Yuanbo LIU
;
Lanhua MU
;
Xiaofang ZHU
;
Yaobin HUANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Burns; surgery; Child; Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; Female; Humans; Male; Skin; injuries; Skin Transplantation; Surgical Flaps; Tissue Expansion; methods
- From: Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2002;18(6):369-370
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo improve the results of the soft tissue expansion technique.
METHODSTwo expanders were buried in the same soft tissue pocket in an overlapping pattern. The inflation process was carried out routinely.
RESULTS19 cases of various tissue defects were treated with the overlapping tissue expansion technique since March 1999. Good results have been achieved.
CONCLUSIONThe overlapping tissue expansion technique can provide much more expanded tissue and reduce complications compared with the traditional expansion technique. It is especially suitable for repair of the defects at the facial and cervical region.
