TISSUE EXPANSION

Domain	Definition
Health	Process whereby tissue adjacent to a soft tissue defect is expanded by means of a subcutaneously implanted reservoir. The procedure is used in reconstructive surgery for injuries caused by trauma, burns, or ablative surgery. (references)
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Specialty Definition: Tissue expansion

Tissue expansion is a technique used by plastic and restorative surgeons to cause the body to grow additional skin.

Keeping human skin under tension causes new skin cells to form and the amount of skin to increase. This may be accomplished by the implantation of inflatable balloons under the skin. The increase is permanent.

Tissue expansion has also been used by lay persons who have developed the technique of foreskin restoration.

Commercial Usage: TISSUE EXPANSION

Domain	Title
Books	Tissue Expansion (reference) Tissue Expansion in Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (reference) (more book examples)
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: TISSUE EXPANSION

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Anagrams: TISSUE EXPANSION

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-e-i-i-n-n-o-p-s-s-s-t-u-x"
	-2 letters: expansionists.
	-3 letters: expansionist.
	-4 letters: anxiousness, inaptnesses, piteousness, supinations, unaptnesses.
	-5 letters: antisepses, antisepsis, epinasties, epistasies, expansions, expiations, extensions, insinuates, inspissate, pixinesses, puninesses, sensations, supination, supineness, suspension, tininesses, uneasiness.
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