ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the reason and prevention of complications of head and neck expander implant.Methods From May,2003 to October,2007,patients with expander implant in the skin soft tissues of head and neck were retrospectively reviewed.Results A total of 139 expanders were implanted in 68 patients.Complications caused by the expander included appearance(1 case),leaking(1 case),haematoma(2 cases)and infection(2 cases).Conclusion The complications induced by expander implanted in head and neck are more commonly occurred.The prevention and early detection of the complication are important to decrease its ineidence and the degree of damage.Moreover,surgeon's procedure and operational methods are main factors in the prevention of complications.