Tissue expander
Silicone prosthesis with a fill port, implanted under the skin and progressively filled with saline.
How it is used
Gradual generation of excess skin for later reconstruction (breast, scalp, burns).
Sources
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History
Added to the catalog on 2026-09-29.
Dates derived from the project's public version-control history on GitHub, not a live collaborative edit log.