Expanded skin flaps for the treatment of large scalp and face scar / 中华整形外科杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the method to repair large scalp and face scars.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>1-3 expanders under the scalp were needed for repair the scalp scar. The expanded deltopectoral flaps were transferred to repair the face scar.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>12 cases were treated with satisfactory results. All the flaps survived and the donor sites were closed primarily. 2 cases had expander exposure which didn't affect the treatment results. Atrophic cutaneous striae was occurred because of overexpansion.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Skin expansion is a good method for large scalp and face scar.</p>