Abstract

 

Today, tissue expansion is an often preferred method in scalp reconstruction. This technique originated in the late

1950’s and was adapted to scalp defects by Argenta and Manders. In this way large wounds can be totally

resurfaced while normal hair is maintained with no a new donorsite morbidity. Therefore importance of this

method still persists. In this article, intra operative re-usage of tissue expander is presented for closure of a large

scalp defect.

Key words: Scalp defect, tissue expander, tissue expansion.