[Overlapping tissue expansion techniques and its clinical applications].
OBJECTIVE
To improve the results of the soft tissue expansion technique.


METHODS
Two expanders were buried in the same soft tissue pocket in an overlapping pattern. The inflation process was carried out routinely.


RESULTS
19 cases of various tissue defects were treated with the overlapping tissue expansion technique since March 1999. Good results have been achieved.


CONCLUSIONS
The overlapping tissue expansion technique can provide much more expanded tissue and reduce complications compared with the traditional expansion technique. It is especially suitable for repair of the defects at the facial and cervical region.
Xu
Jun
J
Plastic Surgery Hospital of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100041, China.
Liu
Yuanbo
Y
Mu
Lanhua
L
Zhu
Xiaofang
X
Huang
Yaobin
Y
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D015626:Tissue Expansion / Q000379:methods*