Easy Way of Choosing Rectangular Expander and Getting Maximum Benefit From Expanded Tissue

Izmir Katip Celebi University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Scalp Wound; Burn Scar

Treatments: Procedure: Skin expansion and repair with flaps

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03544697

IzmirKCU-Plastik1

Details and patient eligibility

About

Background: Tissue expanders are widely used for reconstruction of tissue defects. The choice of expander and planning the flap is complicated for the inexperienced surgeon.

Objective: To demonstrate the choice of expander sizes proper for the tissue defect and maximum advancement technique during the defect coverage.

Methods: The present study included 19 patients who were operated between January 2013 and January 2017. The expander projection was chosen in the manner that it would be more than the half length of the defect to be occurred and the expander width was chosen as wide as possible based on the area of its placement. After the expansion was completed, advancement method was used to cover the defect.

Enrollment: 19 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients treated with rectangular tissue expanders.
• Patients who attended to at least postoperative six months control.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients treated with tissue expanders other than rectangular expanders.
• Patients who did not attend to postoperative controls.

Trial design

19 participants in 1 patient group

Skin expansion and repair with flaps

Description:

The tissue expander was inserted into the scalp in 17 patients and supraclavicular area in two patients.

Treatment:

Procedure: Skin expansion and repair with flaps