Tissue Expansion

TISSUE EXPANSION IS ACHIEVED BY INSERTING A BALLOON UNDER THE SKIN WHICH IS GRADUALLY INFLATED OVER SEVERAL WEEKS IN CLINIC AS IN THE CASE OF THIS CHILD WITH A LARGE AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS MOLE COVERING A LARGE PART OF THE ABDOMEN. EXPANDER IN PLACE SHOWING AMOUNT OF EXPANDED SKIN AVAILABLE.

AT OPERATION THE LARGE MOLE IS ALMOST COMPLETELY REMOVED, THE EXPANDER REMOVED AND THE EXTRA SKIN USED TO CLOSE THE DEFECT.

  

INTERMEDIATE RESULT BEFORE SECOND STAGE TO REMOVE THE REMAINING PART OF THE MOLE AND TIDY SCARS.