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[The clinical application of triamcinolone to accelerate soft tissue expansion]
1Plastic Surgery Hospital of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100041.
Zhonghua Zheng Xing Shao Shang Wai Ke Za Zhi = Zhonghua Zheng Xing Shao Shang Waikf [I.E. Waike] Zazhi = Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery and Burns
|March 27, 2001
Abstract
Objective:
To speed up the expansion procedure.
Methods:
Triamcinolone was injected during tissue expansion in 26 cases.
Results:
The study proved that triamcinolone shortened the injection interval to 32 +/- 6 hours. The mean time of full expansion was shortened to 20 +/- 5 days in the experimental group. The injection interval and mean time of full expansion were 6 +/- 2 days and 42 +/- 8 days respectively in the control group (P < 0.01). The immediate retraction ratios of expanded skin of the two groups were 17% and 26% respectively.
Conclusion:
This new method is feasible in clinical application.