Resumen

HECHAVARRIA JIMENEZ, Yulexi; ROJAS BRUZON, Raquel; GONCE CUTIE, Wilhen A  y  QUINTANA SANTANA, Kenia. Tissue Expanders for Craniofacial Defects. ccm [online]. 2016, vol.20, n.2, pp.426-433. ISSN 1560-4381.

Tissue expanders are one alternative for craniofacial defects. Its objective is the progressive dilation of a region of skin until it achieves a sufficient size to cover the defect. The evolution and aesthetic results in one patient with craniofacial defects by electrical burns was presented. The patient was treated with tissue expanders by the Aesthetic and Neurosurgery Services of Vladimir Ilich Lenin Hospital. The aesthetic and functional results were satisfactory.

Palabras clave : tissue expander; craneofacial defect; reconstructive surgery.

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