External tissue expansion to salvage failed scalp and forehead reconstruction: a case report

The reconstruction of forehead and scalp defects is a difficult task. Common reconstructive methods are associated with multiple complications and may fail, requiring a difficult second surgery. We present the use of external tissue expansion as a method to achieve effective closure of a failed scal...

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Autores principales: Chan, Peter Y. W., Patel, Elina, Paulin, Ethan, Shah, Ajul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9481077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36118124
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23320885.2022.2123809
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Sumario:The reconstruction of forehead and scalp defects is a difficult task. Common reconstructive methods are associated with multiple complications and may fail, requiring a difficult second surgery. We present the use of external tissue expansion as a method to achieve effective closure of a failed scalp and forehead reconstruction.

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