A. Observation and analysis of African tribal practices, where lengthening of different body parts a traditional ritual. For hundreds of years lips, necks, penises, ear lobes and noses have been elongated by methods of long-term traction.

B. Tissue expansion: Tissue expanders are used in reconstructive plastic surgery, permitting reconstruction of wide areas of tissue-cover defects of most body areas, including:

1) Breast reconstruction after mastectomy
2) Abdominal wall reconstruction after trauma, infection or surgical procedures.
3) Head and neck reconstruction (facial, nose, ear, scalp, brow)

B2. Tissue Extension: (With and without interruption of cortical bone). Tissue extending devices have been used to lengthen arms, fingers and legs in Orthopedic Surgery since Russian Professor Ilizarov described this technique in 1969. Small tissue extension devices are also widely used in cranio-maxillary-facial surgery to treat mandibular and maxillary distortion or asymmetry as well as for craniosynostosis and facial adjustments.

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