Tissue expansion in surgical treatment of burn scars of the scalp

• Published in: Annales de chirurgie plastique et esthétique Vol. 52; no. 6; pp. 590 - 599
• Main Authors: Voulliaume, D, Chichery, A, Chekaroua, K, Comparin, J-P, Foyatier, J-L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: French
• Published: France 01.12.2007
• Subjects: Adolescent; Alopecia - psychology; Burns - complications; Burns - surgery; Child; Child, Preschool; Cicatrix - etiology; Cicatrix - surgery; Humans; Male; Scalp - surgery; Tissue Expansion - methods

Deep burns of the scalp responsible of alopecia, used to be a real surgical challenge until apparition of tissue expansion in the 1980's. Tissue expanders are in this way employed in our unit of plastic surgery since more than 20 years, especially for head and neck reconstruction after burns. T...