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Abstract
The development of tissue expansion has added another technique to the armamentarium of the plastic surgeon for management of defects that cannot be closed primarily without undue tension.
Tissue expansion provides donor skin that is optimal match in terms of skin color, texture, sensation and hair bearing characteristics.
The tissue expansion technique was used in almost all areas of the body from scalp to feet.
The introduction of the self-inflating tissue expanders gave a new option for tissue expansion. The expanders are made from a solid material called hydrogel, vinyl pyrrolidone, and methyl methacrylate material that absorbs the surrounding tissue fluid and increase in size over a period of 6–8 weeks.
After the introduction of the self-inflating tissue expanders many reports were published about the use and versatility of these expanders which included anophthalmia, breast reconstruction, alopecia, giant nevi and burn scars.
The aim of this work was to study the different uses of second generation self-inflating tissue expanders regarding the advantages, disadvantages and the rate of complications.
This study was conducted for 40 patients complaining of different forms of skin and soft tissue le