Renuvé™ RVTE Croissant shape is used to achieve a superior and more natural aesthetic result, but they are not suitable for all types of cases or all areas of the body. This type of shape can be used to gain 32% in tissue area of the calculated increase of the expander.
A remote valve tissue expander is a silicone elastomer inflatable expander with a remote injection port. The device is mainly used in cosmetic or reconstructive plastic surgery to expand an area of healthy, soft tissue, primarily skin, to gain new tissue that can be used to repair a specific area of the body. RVTE’s are temporary devices normally implanted under the skin or muscle.