Application of tissue expansion in repair of scalp avulsion with skull exposure / 中华医学美学美容杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate a better method for repair of scalp avulsion with skull exposure.Methods After primary debridement and skin grafting,tissue expanders were placed into subgaleal layer of normal scalp.After enough expansion,expanded scalp flaps were used to repair the skull exposure and the bald deformity.Results All of 6 cases had satisfactory results,wounds were repaired,no bald deformity occurred and no tissue expander infected case was encountered.Conclusion Using this method,we can treat the scalp avulsion with skull exposure without bald deformity.