25 citations
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January 2001 in “Facial Plastic Surgery” This article reviews the history, methods, and complications of tissue expansion and serial excision for scar revision in the head and neck, and reports no new findings.
21 citations
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August 1991 in “The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology” This study found that intraoperative tissue expansion increased the amount of excised scalp by 20-30% during scalp reduction surgery for male pattern alopecia.
10 citations
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April 2018 in “Facial Plastic Surgery” This article reviews scalp advancement and forehead shortening when combined with a brow lift, focusing on reducing temporal recession, but reports no new clinical results.
6 citations
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September 1995 in “The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery” This study found that prolonged acute tissue expansion notably increased the amount of scalp tissue removed during scalp reduction surgery in three patients.
14 citations
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May 1987 in “Archives of Dermatology” This article discusses tissue-expansion augmented scalp reduction as a surgical option for cicatricial alopecia patients who are otherwise not candidates for traditional hair replacement techniques, but it reports no new clinical results.