[Expanded skin flaps for the treatment of large scalp and face scar].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the method to repair large scalp and face scars.


METHODS
1-3 expanders under the scalp were needed for repair the scalp scar. The expanded deltopectoral flaps were transferred to repair the face scar.


RESULTS
12 cases were treated with satisfactory results. All the flaps survived and the donor sites were closed primarily. 2 cases had expander exposure which didn't affect the treatment results. Atrophic cutaneous striae was occurred because of overexpansion.


CONCLUSIONS
Skin expansion is a good method for large scalp and face scar.
Ma
Xian-Jie
XJ
Institute of Plastic Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China.
Zheng
Yan
Y
Xia
Wen-Sen
WS
Lu
Kai-Hua
KH
Guo
Shu-Zhong
SZ
Han
Yan
Y
Peng
Pai
P
Song
Bao-Qiang
BQ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D015626:Tissue Expansion / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult