[Clinical application of immediate intraoperative expansion technique]

Since June 1992, 14 patients with skin or soft tissue defects from resection of scar or nevus were treated using the technique of immediate intraoperative expansion with good results. The operative procedure, indications and key points are discussed. We concluded that immediate intraoperative expansion may be accepted as a simple, safe and effective technique for the repair of the skin defects, which can be sutured directly under great tension.