The effect of tissue expanders on the growing craniofacial skeleton
Background: Tissue expansion can safely be considered one of the major advances in reconstructive plastic surgery. Reported complication rates for tissue expansion have been as low as zero and as high as 48% when expanding the head and neck region in pediatric patients.[1] Our study is to discuss t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
2006-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1700455 |