Detection of tissue expander leakage by methylene blue instillation: An effective method

Abstract

Background: Tissue expansion is an important and widely used technique of soft tissue reconstruction. Leakage of the expanders is one of the complications and it might at times be difficult to detect.
Method and Conclusion: We used methylene blue stained saline for inflation of tissue expanders in 42 cases and found it to be an effective and simple method for detection of device leakage which occurred in two cases.

Keywords: Tissue expander, Methylene blue, Leakage