Preaugmentation Soft Tissue Expansion: A Report of Four Pilot Cases

Figure 1

(a) Specific surgical templates used to choose the appropriate soft tissue expander. Each template has two ends that reflect the initial and final expander volumes. Courtesy of Osmed GmbH (Ilmenau, Germany). (b) Subperiosteal pouch prepared under local anesthesia and controlled with the surgical template.

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