title: [Application of soft tissue expansion combined with follicular unit extraction for burn cicatricial bald].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the therapeutic effect of soft tissue expansion combined with follicular unit extraction( FUE) for burn cicatricial bald.
  
  
  METHODS
  48 patients with burn cicatricial bald (> 25 cm2) were treated in three stages. The expanders were implanted on the first stage. After expansion for 8 weeks, the expanders were taken out and local flaps were transferred. One year later, follicular unit extraction( FUE) was applied on the bald area.
  
  
  RESULTS
  48 cases were followed up for 5 years with satisfactory cosmetic results. The VAS assessment of satisfaction on hair appearance after three-staged surgery was 8.2 ± 2.1.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Soft tissue expansion combined with FUE has a reliable effect for burn cicatricial bald.
authors.forename: Haihua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jufang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jinsheng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Xiaobo
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Yuyan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Haiyan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000637:transplantation; D018859:Hair Follicle / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000637:transplantation*; D015626:Tissue Expansion / Q000379:methods*; D015625:Tissue Expansion Devices