Liu Xiaoliang , Zhong Qian.
  • Division of Plastic Surgery;;
  • People s Hospital of Hunan Province;;
  • Changsha 410002;
Soft tissue expansion; Super thin skin flap; Auriculoplasty; Blood circulation
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Abstract In order to investigate the pattern of the changes of blood supply of the vascular superthin skin flap during expansion, in 17 patients, under the subdermal vessel networks layer of the periauriclar area, an expander was placed, and the skin was preliminarily expanded. The changes of blood supply were found regular: When the injected fluid volume was excessive, the skin became pale or cyanotic, the skin showed congestive telangiectasis. If great care was given during the procedure, the expanded skin could pass safely through the stage of poor blood circulation. The expanded superthin skin flap were applied in auriculoplasty in 17 patients. The results included 3 failures, and 14 satisfactory.

Citation： Liu Xiaoliang,Zhong Qian.. OBSERVATION OF THE PATTERN OF CHANGES OF BLOOD SUPPLY IN SUPER THIN SKIN FLAP DURING EXPANSION. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 1996, 10(2): 78-80. doi: Copy