Reconstructive

147) Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding tissue expanders?

A. The forehead is an ideal location for tissue expansion.
B. In the scalp expanders are placed deep to the galea and superficial to the periosteum.
C. Nerve tissue tolerates expansion poorly.
D. Adipose tissue is intolerant of tissue expansion.
E. After tissue expander insertion 14 days is usually allowed before inflation is initiated.




REFERENCES & ANSWER




Hoffmann J.F.: Tissue Expansion in Reconstruction of the Head and Neck in Chapter 45, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Thieme Medical Publishers, second edition (Ira Papel, editor) pp. 549-559, 2002

Hoffmann J.F.: Tissue Expansion in Reconstruction of the Head and Neck, Chapter 55, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Thieme Medical Publishers, Third edition (Ira Papel, editor) pp. 745-755, 2009



147) C     Nerve tissue tolerates expansion poorly.