caa a22 4500 606249060 CHVBK 20210128101353.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s12262-015-1246-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s12262-015-1246-3 Venugopal P. PK-DIMS, Vaniyamkulam, Palakkad, Kerala, India aut Giant Congenital Melonocytic Nevi of Face-Primary Excision with Reconstruction Using Self-Filling Osmotic Expanders [Elektronische Daten] [P. Venugopal] Congenital hairy nevi or giant congenital melanocytic nevi (GCMN) especially that of the face pose a great challenge to reconstructive surgeons. These unsightly lesions can be psychologically damaging to both parent and child. A variety of treatment options exist for the management of such cases. In this review article, we present two children who had a GCMN of their face managed with self-inflatable tissue expanders (osmotic tissue expanders [OTEs]) for single stage excision, and reconstruction is presented. The uses of self-inflating tissue expanders are now a regular choice for tissue cover in wide areas and in children. Association of Surgeons of India, 2015 Congenital melanocytic nevi nationallicence Hairy nevus nationallicence Osmotic tissue expanders nationallicence Indian Journal of Surgery Springer India 77(2015-12-01), 1201-1204 0972-2068 77<1201 2015 77 12262 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-015-1246-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-015-1246-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Venugopal P. PK-DIMS, Vaniyamkulam, Palakkad, Kerala, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Indian Journal of Surgery Springer India 77(2015-12-01), 1201-1204 0972-2068 77<1201 2015 77 12262