Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery (Jan 2021)

Innovative application of ziplock tags for external tissue expansion

  • Padmalakshmi Bharathi Mohan,
  • Saurabh Gupta,
  • Ravi Kumar Chittoria,
  • Abhinav Aggarwal,
  • Chirra Likhitha Reddy,
  • Imran Pathan,
  • Shijina K

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_103_19
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 3
pp. 364 – 366

Abstract

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Tissue expansion is a technique, which uses the biomechanical properties of skin and thereby aiding in wound closure. Commercially available devices for external expansion are not cost-effective. Hence, in this article, we would like to share our experience of innovative use of ziplock as external tissue expansion.

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