Tissue expansion of the lower limb: Retrospective study of 141 procedures in burn sequelae

Skin expansion is part of the therapeutic arsenal of reconstructive plastic surgery. It was introduced by Neumann in 1957 [1] and developed by Radovan in the 80s [2], and is now a widespread and accepted concept in burn sequelae treatment. It optimizes the quality of a skin re-surfacing, compared to an autologous skin graft, by using a similar color and texture of neighboring tissue [3,4]. It adds no sequelae in the donor site [5]. However, skin expansion in the lower limb is associated with a significant rate of complications [6].
Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Source Type: research