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Tissue Expansion in Children [PDF]
Seminars in Plastic Surgery, 2016 Tissue expansion is a well-established surgical method that has been creatively applied to the management of many congenital and acquired pediatric conditions, including the removal of giant congenital melanocytic nevi and the separation of conjoined twins.
Tara L, Braun +4 more
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The Use of Silicone Foley Catheter as Tissue Expander for Intraoral Alveolar Defect
Kufa Journal for Nursing Sciences, 2022 Background: Soft tissue expansion is a common procedure in reconstructive and cosmetic surgery. This technique has several advantages in the head and neck area it provides tissue with similar color, texture, thickness, and no need for the donor site. In
Ali Alzayed, Mohammed Falih
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Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2020 Background Giant congenital melanocytic nevus (GCMN) is a rare disease, for which complete surgical resection is recommended. However, the size of the lesions presents problems for the management of the condition.
Min Ji Kim, Dong Hwan Lee, Dong Ha Park
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Reverse tissue expansion [PDF]
The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2014 Excision of skin tumours in the lower limbs of elderly patients often leaves defects that require skin grafts or flaps. We have employed a simple method to enable direct closure of lower limb defects by performing compression bandaging 2–4 weeks prior to surgery. The skin of elderly patients often lacks elasticity.
I, Teo, S, Cairns, A J, Stephenson
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British Journal of Nursing, 1992 Tissue expansion has become a popular method of reconstructive surgery over the last few years and is used to reconstruct a wide range of defects. This article aims to outline the technique and results of tissue expansion on the plastic surgery unit in Bradford.
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An autonomous infuser for a subcutaneous skin expander [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2018 Introduction: Skin expansion is a physiological process defined as the ability of human skin to increase its superficial area in response to a stress or given deformation.
Djenane Cordeiro Pamplona +4 more
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Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2021 Background Reconstruction of congenital microtia remains challenging, particularly in patients with a history of ear canaloplasty due to insufficient regional soft tissue.
Hae Yeon Park +3 more
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Tissue regeneration during tissue expansion and choosing an expander
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2012 This paper reviews the various aspects of tissue regeneration during the process of tissue expansion. "Creep" and mechanical and biological "stretch" are responsible for expansion.
K Agrawal, S Agrawal
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The effect of tissue expanders on the growing craniofacial skeleton
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2006 Background: Tissue expansion can safely be considered one of the major advances in reconstructive plastic surgery. Reported complication rates for tissue expansion have been as low as zero and as high as 48% when expanding the head and neck region in ...
MS Awad Mohamed
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Large Congenital Nevus Scalp Managed by Tissue Expansion– A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015 Tissue expansion is an emerging trend in the reconstruction of various defects of the human body when there is insufficient adjacent tissue for direct closure of the defect or repair with a local tissue transfer.
Surya Rao Rao Venkata Mahipathy +1 more
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