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==Skin expansion==
[[Skin]] expansion is a common surgical procedure to grow extra additional [[skin]] through controlled mechanical overstretch.<ref name="whyitworks2021" /> It creates [[skin]] that matches the color, texture, and thickness of the surrounding tissue, while minimizing scars and eliminating risk of rejection.
When [[skin]] is stretched beyond its physiological limit, mechanotransduction pathways are activated. This leads to cell growth as well as to the [[Mitosis| formation of new cells]].<ref name="whyitworks2021" />