title: Maximizing gain from rectangular tissue expanders.
abstract: Three different options are proposed to cut the flap after expansion of rectangular tissue expanders. Each method, when used effectively, allows the expander to deliver the full punch of the expansion process.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, New York University Medical Center, N.Y.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Zide
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Karp
mesh_terms: D002610:Cheek / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005546:Forehead / Q000601:surgery; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000601:surgery; D012535:Scalp / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods / Q000473:pathology; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods* / Q000473:pathology; D015626:Tissue Expansion / Q000379:methods*; D015625:Tissue Expansion Devices