The osmotic tissue expander: A 5-year experience

Received 30 August 2009; accepted 1 February 2010. published online 18 February 2010.
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Summary

Tissue expansion is a valuable technique in soft tissue reconstruction. Osmotic expanders are self-inflating and obviate the need for repeated injections. In doing so, they eliminate port site problems and may reduce the potential to introduce infection. The use of such expanders has become more common in recent years. We report on our experience with the Osmed™ osmotic expanders over the last 5-years.

Keywords: Osmotic tissue expanders, Burn reconstruction, Scar revision, Osmed tissue expanders

Department of Plastic Surgery, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, EH9 2HE, UK

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PII: S1748-6815(10)00073-2

doi:10.1016/j.bjps.2010.02.002