title: Intraoperative sustained limited expansion (ISLE) as an immediate reconstructive technique.
abstract: Intraoperative sustained limited expansion (ISLE) has provided ideal tissue replacement for coverage of small defects with an acceptably low complication rate. The ISLE technique may have more general applicability to the reconstructive surgeon than does chronic expansion because of the frequent need for additional local tissue at the time of surgery.
mesh_terms: D004548:Elasticity; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005546:Forehead / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000601:surgery; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012535:Scalp / Q000601:surgery; D012828:Silicones; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones