Tissue Expansion Plastic Surgery Photos
Tissue Expansion Plastic Surgery in a 6 year old girl to treat a burn scar in the face and cheek:
A 350 ml tissue expander was inserted under the healthy neck skin, and inflated over 8 weeks to increase the area of healthy skin. Then scar in face and cheek was removed, and healthy expanded skin from the neck used to replace it.
Back Scar due to Burn treated by Tissue Expansion Plastic Surgery in a 38 year old man
This gentleman was unhappy about the scar in his back following a burn 12 years ago. He had prior Laser treatment but improvement was negligible. Dr Wilson inserted four 300-570 ml tissue expanders under the healthy back skin, and inflated them over 4 weeks to increase the area of healthy skin. Then he removed the scar and replaced it by the healthy expanded skin. Patient was grateful for the new cosmetic appearance.
Bilateral Tissue Expansion in a 7 year old girl to treat a burn scar on both sides of the face and cheek:
Prof Wilson inserted a 450 ml tissue expander under the healthy neck skin on the right side and a 100 ml expander under the left side. He inflated them twice weekly over 7 weeks to increase the area of healthy skin. Then the scars in face and cheek were removed, and healthy expanded skin from the neck used to replace it. Note the markedly improved cosmetic appearance.
Tissue Expansion Plastic Surgery in a 23 year old boy to treat a scar in the forearm from drug addiction injections:
Dr Wilson inserted a 100 ml tissue expander was under the healthy forearm skin, and inflated it over 3 weeks to increase the area of healthy skin. Then he removed the scar and replaced it by the healthy expanded skin.
Tissue Expansion in a 16 year old girl to treat a burn scar in the right breast and abdomen:
Four 550 ml tissue expanders were inserted under the healthy abdominal and flank skin, and inflated over 12 weeks to increase the area of healthy skin. Then scar in breast and abdomen was removed, and healthy expanded skin used to replace it
Tissue Expansion Plastic Surgery in a 16 year old girl to treat a burn scar in the right trunk and abdomen:
Prof Wilson inserted five 300-550 ml tissue expanders under the healthy abdominal and flank skin, and inflated over 4 weeks. He thus increased the area of healthy skin. Then he removed the scar in flank and abdomen, and used the healthy expanded skin to replace it.
Tissue Expansion in a 17 year old boy to treat loss of hair in the scalp:
Upper Eyelid Tissue Expansion in a 27 year old woman to treat a blepharoplasty scar in the Left Eyelid:
This unfortunate patient had a blepharoplasty in the left upper eyelid in another Clinic and ended up with skin deficiency and was unable to close her left eye. Another surgeon in Greece attempted placing a silicon rod, but the condition got worse. Prof Wilson inserted a special 30 ml tissue expander in the upper eyelid above the scar, after removing the silicon rod. He completed the tissue expansion in 10 days, and the extra skin gained enabled this lady to close her eyes normally. She was thrilled with the outcome because finally she had a successful surgery after 3 previous failed surgeries.
Scars of the Face treated by Tissue Expansion in a 10 year old boy after Burns
Tissue Expansion Plastic Surgery in a 23 year old lady to treat an ugly burn scar in the abdomen:
Prof Wilson inserted a 450 ml tissue expander under the adjacent healthy skin and inflated it over 9 weeks. Then he excised the scarred area and used the healthy skin to replace it.
Tissue Expansion in a 19 year old girl to treat a burn scar in the right trunk and abdomen:
