[Prevention and treatment of postoperative complications following skin soft tissue expansion]

Since 1987, One hundred and fifty-four patients suffered from alopecia, neck and facial scar, and nasal defect had been treated with skin soft tissue expansion. The incidence of complication was decreased markedly, compared to previons report which was 11.7%. Two cases of this group were given up this procedure. The lessous learned from these case were as following. Strictly evaluated the case according to the indication, examined the expander carefully, improved the techniques to inbed the expander and infilled the sailine, those of which could obtain satisfactory result.