Soft tissue expansion in the treatment of scar alopecia in preschool children.
Indigenous rubber silicon gel soft tissue expanders were used to treat 5 preschool children with scar alopecia. The scar resection rate wa 100%; no severe complication happened. The average healing time was 25 days after the improvement of technical method. This method is simple, effective and the expansion duration is short.
Wang
S C
SC
Department of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University.
Chen
F L
FL
Li
J Y
JY
D000505:Alopecia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D015626:Tissue Expansion
D012826:Silicone Elastomers