Devices used to generate extra soft tissue in vivo to be used in surgical reconstructions. They exert stretching forces on the tissue and thus stimulate new growth and result in TISSUE EXPANSION. They are commonly inflatable reservoirs, usually made of silicone, which are implanted under the tissue and gradually inflated. Other tissue expanders exert stretching forces by attaching to outside of the body, for example, vacuum tissue expanders. Once the tissue has grown, the expander is removed and the expanded tissue is used to cover the area being reconstructed.

Descriptor ID	D015625
MeSH Number(s)	E07.695.800 E07.858.886
Concept/Terms	Tissue Expansion Devices Tissue Expansion Devices Device, Tissue Expansion Devices, Tissue Expansion Tissue Expansion Device Tissue Expanders Expander, Tissue Expanders, Tissue Tissue Expander Tissue Expanders, Vacuum Tissue Expanders, Vacuum Expander, Vacuum Tissue Expanders, Vacuum Tissue Tissue Expander, Vacuum Vacuum Tissue Expander Vacuum Tissue Expanders

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