3D Printing and Surgical Simulation for Management of Large and Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevi.

ABSTRACT: Tissue expansion with subsequent adjacent tissue transfer is often the preferred and sometimes the only option for reconstruction of large and giant congenital melanocytic nevi. Successful reconstruction with maximal efficiency and optimal aesthetic outcome requires careful planning of the tissue transfer, which itself requires careful selection of the tissue expander size and positioning. Unfortunately, there is little opportunity to gain experience in these skills due to the rarity of this condition. In situations where there is a rare condition that requires a complex technical procedure with much interoperative decision-making, surgical experience can be supplemented with the use of surgical simulation. In this article, we report on the use of three-dimensional patient imaging, three-d

SUBMITTER: Solomon SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10545266 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature