[The clinical application of triamcinolone to accelerate soft tissue expansion].
OBJECTIVE
To speed up the expansion procedure.


METHODS
Triamcinolone was injected during tissue expansion in 26 cases.


RESULTS
The study proved that triamcinolone shortened the injection interval to 32 +/- 6 hours. The mean time of full expansion was shortened to 20 +/- 5 days in the experimental group. The injection interval and mean time of full expansion were 6 +/- 2 days and 42 +/- 8 days respectively in the control group (P < 0.01). The immediate retraction ratios of expanded skin of the two groups were 17% and 26% respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
This new method is feasible in clinical application.
Plastic Surgery Hospital of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100041.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D015626:Tissue Expansion / Q000379:methods*; D014221:Triamcinolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D014221:Triamcinolone