title: The origin of expanded tissue.
abstract: Tissue expansion results in an increase in the total population of epidermal cells: a dividend. The dermis thins initially, but probably reconstitutes over time.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*