[Tissue expansion in burns sequelae]

Abstract

The skin expansion marks a turning point in the repair of burn sequelae by allowing replace the original tissue with a coating of the same quality or a large full-thickness skin graft. The authors explain the peculiarities of this process in the sequelae of burn: indications, surgical technique, complications. They stressed the difficulties related to the "invisible loss" of skin, the "mandatory deficit" of the expansion, the expansion sub-scarring, the development of the treatment plan, the sustainability of the expansion.