Biomaterial Database

Extensive head burns corrected by scalp extension. 1995

P Rosati

Specialization School of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Ferrara, Italy.

BACKGROUND Scalp extension has been revealed as a good corrective method for androgenetic alopecia and it is possible to foresee its other probable applications in the field of increasing hair-bearing areas. OBJECTIVE The performance of Frechet's scalp extender in selected head burn cases allows the possibility of maintaining a high degree of social presentability during the patient's entire treatment period, on condition that this procedure or others are repeated. METHODS The author discusses his experience in correcting an extensive head burn and the performance of Frechet's extender. CONCLUSIONS In our experience scalp extension showed itself to be a valid method for the correction of a burned area, reducing it considerably and reducing total treatment time compared with traditional techniques. Also the patient has the advantage of normal social presentability during the entire treatment period.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D002056	Burns	Injuries to tissues caused by contact with heat, steam, chemicals (BURNS, CHEMICAL), electricity (BURNS, ELECTRIC), or the like.	Burn
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000505	Alopecia	Absence of hair from areas where it is normally present.	Alopecia, Androgenetic,Baldness,Male Pattern Baldness,Pseudopelade,Alopecia Cicatrisata,Alopecia, Male Pattern,Androgenetic Alopecia,Androgenic Alopecia,Baldness, Male Pattern,Female Pattern Baldness,Hair Loss,Pattern Baldness,Alopecia Cicatrisatas,Alopecia, Androgenic,Alopecias, Androgenic,Androgenic Alopecias,Baldness, Female Pattern,Baldness, Pattern,Hair Losses,Loss, Hair,Losses, Hair,Male Pattern Alopecia
D012535	Scalp	The outer covering of the calvaria. It is composed of several layers: SKIN; subcutaneous connective tissue; the occipitofrontal muscle which includes the tendinous galea aponeurotica; loose connective tissue; and the pericranium (the PERIOSTEUM of the SKULL).	Scalps
D015626	Tissue Expansion	A procedure whereby the body is stimulated to generate extra soft tissue by the application of stretching forces that stimulate new growth of tissue which, over a period of time, results in a 2-dimensional expansion of the tissue. The procedure is used in reconstructive surgery for injuries caused by trauma, burns, or ablative surgery. Various types of TISSUE EXPANSION DEVICES have been developed that exert stretching forces.	Expansion, Tissue,Expansions, Tissue,Tissue Expansions