Tissue expanders.
The use of an inflatable bag to obtain skin for flaps is an exciting new reconstruction procedure in veterinary surgery. The silicone elastomer balloon is placed subcutaneously, adjacent to a defect, and slowly inflated over a period of several weeks. The resulting skin flap can be used to correct the defect or replace the skin loss. The use of this procedure is described in animals.
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University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia.
D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs / Q000601:surgery*; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000662:veterinary; D013623:Tail / Q000601:surgery; D015625:Tissue Expansion Devices / Q000662:veterinary*