Tissue/skin expander

RE: Tissue/skin expander

Beats — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 19:21:40 GMT

I spoke to the vet at Oxtex re expaniderm - after emailing photos, she phoned to discuss and advise that really wasn't a good case for it.

I always feel reassured by folks who can't recommend their product for a particular use and don't like experimenting where they don't feel the data is there to support a particular use. Most professional.

The cost wouldn't have been prohibitive.

I'm afraid that's all the feedback I'm going to have for now!

RE: Tissue/skin expander

Beats — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 19:21:34 GMT

I spoke to the vet at Oxtex re expaniderm - after emailing photos, she phoned to discuss and advise that really wasn't a good case for it.

The cost wouldn't have been prohibitive.

I'm afraid that's all the feedback I'm going to have for now!

RE: Tissue/skin expander

Beats — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 07:40:48 GMT

[quote user="cathal rafferty"]velcro pieces. They are glued to the skin[/quote]

my prior experience of this was that the glue came off super quick (I only used tissue glue, not super glue) and was only effective when sutured the strips to the skin (which I would really rather not do in this case, but if tissue expanding is cost-prohibitive as I expect it is then might resort to this - and a stronger glue might get an outing this time).

I've got Pavletic's text and would be a much wiser vet if I sat down to actually read it some day rather than flick through the pages looking for a picture that matches the case in front of me

RE: Tissue/skin expander

cathal rafferty — Sun, 04 Jun 2017 22:06:47 GMT

There is also a technique from an american surgeon called mike pavletic which involves cheap velcro pieces. They are glued to the skin well away from where you want to create skin, connected by long velcro strips and sequentially tightened by the owner every day for 3 days. You end up with lots of newly streched skin for your wound closure.

I've never used it but saw him describe it at bsava. Google his name and you'll likely find more. The secret is to not tighten the strips too aggressively. Looks a lot less invasive than a subcut tissue expander

RE: Tissue/skin expander

Michael Woodhouse — Sat, 03 Jun 2017 15:40:38 GMT

[quote user="Beats"]I couldn't find anywhere to actually buy expaniderm[/quote]

"Products will be shipped directly from our parent company's headquarters in Oxfordshire."

From the link

RE: Tissue/skin expander

Beats — Sat, 03 Jun 2017 15:37:13 GMT

Cheers. I couldn't find anywhere to actually buy expaniderm, but emailed both websites last week and waiting to hear back:

http://www.expaniderm.com/

and

http://oxtex.com/

I'm guessing sufficiently niche to be unreasonably expensive for my proposed use, but I guess if you don't ask you don't find out.

RE: Tissue/skin expander

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Sat, 03 Jun 2017 15:13:13 GMT

As far as I know Expaniderm is the only one with veterinary use.

It was introduced to BVDA a couple of years ago and I have had a mental note ever since that I would use it if I needed it..... but of course I haven't needed it since.

Beats, maybe in this case you will be the pioneer and you can report back to the rest of us

RE: Tissue/skin expander

Linda Filshie — Sat, 03 Jun 2017 07:26:00 GMT

Haven't used it but came across expaniderm at LVS last year which might fit your criteria.