Reconstructive

1270) In the use of the tissue expanders the initial date to fill the implant should be

A. At least 2 weeks after placement
B. At least 4 weeks after placement
C  At least 6 weeks after placement
D. At least 8 weeks after placement
E. At least 10 weeks after placement





REFERENCES & ANSWER




1270) A     At least 2 weeks after placement

Hoffmann J. F.: Tissue Expansion in Reconstruction of the Head and Neck, chapter 55 Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Papel I.D., editor), Thieme, 2009, pp.745-756

Liang J., Sykes J. M.: Tissue Expanders, chapter 175, Head and Neck Otolaryngology (Bailey, editor), 2014, pp.:2849-2857