title: [Expanded skin flaps for the treatment of large scalp and face scar].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Plastic Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China.
authors.forename: Xian-Jie
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Wen-Sen
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Kai-Hua
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Shu-Zhong
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Pai
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Bao-Qiang
authors.initials: BQ
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: 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