A 28-year-old electrician came to our hospital seeking expert treatment for his face burn. He had suffered a severe burn injury to the left side of his face, in an accident at his workplace. Elsewhere, a split-thickness skin graft surgery from his thigh was done but the patient was very unhappy with the graft shrinkage and color mismatch.
Maxillofacial Surgery Dr. S.M. Balaji performed the facial reconstruction surgery using the novel “Tissue expansion” technique wherein a device called tissue expander was placed beneath the normal skin on the left cheek. Saline solution was infused into the device regularly. The device gradually expanded, stretching the overlying skin. New, healthy skin was grown at the site locally, of the same color & texture. This skin was used to reconstruct the scarred portion of the left cheek, chin & neck. Since the tissue was grown locally, there was no color mismatch. The wound healed well and his appearance improved drastically
Maxillofacial Surgery Dr. S.M. Balaji performed the facial reconstruction surgery using the novel “Tissue expansion” technique wherein a device called tissue expander was placed beneath the normal skin on the left cheek. Saline solution was infused into the device regularly. The device gradually expanded, stretching the overlying skin. New, healthy skin was grown at the site locally, of the same color & texture. This skin was used to reconstruct the scarred portion of the left cheek, chin & neck. Since the tissue was grown locally, there was no color mismatch. The wound healed well and his appearance improved drastically
Video showing saline being drained out from the expanded device before the device is removed
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