Clinical Study
Second Generation Self-Inflating Tissue Expanders: A Two-Year Experience
Table 1
Patients and expanders data.
| Patient order | Age in years | Gender | Other illnesses | Indication | Order of implantation surgery | Final size of the expander (cc) | Duration (days) | Location | Extruded |
| 1 |
38 |
Female |
Sickle cell anemia |
Burn scar |
1st | 130 | 47 | Arm | No | 130 | 47 | Arm | No |
2nd | 130 | 100 | Arm | No | 75 | 100 | Arm | No |
| 2 |
21 |
Female |
None |
Burn scar |
1st | 75 | 102 | Chest | Yes | 60 | 171 | Chest | No | 60 | 171 | Chest | No |
| 3 | 10 | Male | None | Nevus | 1st | 60 | 52 | Neck | Yes |
| 4 |
9 |
Female |
None |
Nevus |
1st | 60 | 42 | Chest | No | 60 | 42 | Chest | No | 130 | 42 | Neck | Yes |
| 5 |
29 |
Female |
None |
Burn scar |
1st | 75 | 126 | Forearm | No | 75 | 126 | Forearm | No |
| 6 | 25 | Female | None | Burn scar | 1st | 75 | 69 | Neck | No |
| 7 |
11 |
Female |
None |
Burn scar |
1st | 130 | 63 | Chest | No | 200 | 63 | Chest | No |
| 8 | 18 | Female | None | Burn scar | 1st | 200 | 46 | Shoulder | No |
| 9 |
38 |
Female |
None |
Burn scar |
1st | 75 | 167 | Arm | No | 130 | 167 | Arm | No |
| 10 |
40 |
Male |
None |
Burn scar |
1st | 200 | 99 | Forearm | No | 200 | 99 | Forearm | No |
| 11 |
28 |
Female |
None |
Burn scar |
1st | 300 | 165 | Shoulder | No | 200 | 165 | Shoulder | No | 130 | 165 | Shoulder | No | 130 | 165 | Shoulder | No |
| 12 |
11 |
Female |
None |
Nevus |
1st | 75 | 102 | Chest | No | 130 | 102 | Chest | No | 60 | 102 | Arm | No | 60 | 102 | Arm | No |
| 13 |
11 |
Female |
None |
Burn scar |
1st | 60 | 112 | Chest | No | 60 | 112 | Chest | No | 60 | 112 | Chest | No | 75 | 112 | Chest | No | 75 | 112 | Chest | No | 130 | 112 | Chest | No | 300 | 30 | Arm | Yes |
| 14 | 33 | Female | None | Burn scar | 1st | 60 | 105 | Shoulder | No |
| 15 |
21 |
Female |
None |
Burn scar |
1st | 75 | 86 | Forearm | No | 75 | 86 | Forearm | No |
| 16 |
15 |
Female |
None |
Burn scar |
1st | 75 | 85 | Back | No | 300 | 85 | Back | No | 130 | 85 | Back | No | 130 | 55 | Back | Yes | 200 | 85 | Back | Yes |
| 17 |
12 |
Female |
None |
Burn scar |
1st | 130 | 120 | Thigh | No | 130 | 120 | Thigh | No | 200 | 120 | Thigh | No | 200 | 120 | Thigh | No | 75 | 120 | Thigh | No | 75 | 120 | Thigh | No | 300 | 120 | Thigh | No | | | 300 | 29 | Thigh | Yes | 13 | 2nd | 300 | 52 | Thigh | No | | | 60 | 52 | Thigh | Yes |
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