Open Access21st National Congress of the Italian Polyspecialist Society of Young Surgeons (IPSYS). June 15–18, 2008, Perugia
Author(s) -
Simone Refice,
Umberto Benedetto,
Emiliano Angeloni,
Antonino Roscitano,
Caterina Simon,
Loredana Ian,
Cristina Miele,
Cosimo Comito,
Riccardo Sinatra,
Mariagrazia Croccia,
Stefano Pratali,
Giovanni Scioti,
Uberto Bortolotti,
Luca Botta,
M Bacchini,
Francesco Massi,
Lucio Careddu,
Simone Turci,
Emanuele Pilato,
Carlo Savini,
Sofia Martìn Suàrez,
Roberto Di Bartolomeo,
Fabrizio di Francesco,
Salvatore Gruttadauria,
Marco Spada,
Davide Cintorino,
Sergio Li Petri,
Mariapina Milazzo,
J. Wallis Marsh,
Bruno Gridelli,
Marco Cannistrà,
E. Barcellona,
S. Vaccarisi,
Marianne Caico,
S. Rizzuti,
Esther Marco,
Domenico Mancuso,
Rosita Greco,
Teresa Papalia,
Renzo Bonofiglio,
Bruno Nardo,
Flavia Neri,
Riccardo Bertelli,
Matvey Tsivian,
Giuseppe Cavallari,
Giovanni Fuga,
Sergio Stefoni,
A Faenza,
Silvia Riva,
Marco Sciveres,
Catalano Pieralba,
Giuseppe Maggiore,
Domenico Biondo,
Di Fabrizio,
Sarli Francesco,
Marco Riva,
Giuseppe Sciveres,
Domenico Maggiore,
Bruno Biondo,
Roberto Santoro,
Giuseppe Maria Ettorre,
Giovanni Vennarecci,
Pasquale Lepiane,
L Migliorasi,
Mario Antonini,
Giovanna Tacconi,
Micaela Maritti,
Luciana Tessitore,
Eugenio Santoro
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
european surgical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.658
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1421-9921
pISSN - 0014-312X
DOI - 10.1159/000135352
Subject(s) - medicine , general surgery , gerontology , political science
Fat autograft was first described in 1893 by\udNeuber for cosmetic and congenital defects.\udNowadays its use is becoming widespread for soft tissue augmentation\udto improve simmetry and contour in all areas of the\udface and body.\udThe authors present their experience with face and body contouring\udby fat autograft in post-oncological, post-traumatic and\udcosmetic settings.\udMaterials and Methods: Between 2005 and 2008 31\udpatients underwent fat autografting in the plastic surgery unit of\udthe university of palermo.\udThere were 10 cases of breast asimmetry after reduction mammaplasty,\udbreast augmentation and breast recostruction; 3 cases of\udpost-traumatic and 1 congenital deformities in the face; 20 cases\udof facial volume and shape restoration in the midface, lip and\udnasolabial fold.\udResults: Improvement of simmetry and contour restoration\udwere obtained in all cases. 2 procedures were necessary on\udaverage. Probably due to the smaller amount of grafted fat, results\udare more reproducible in the face. Multiple stages were more frequently\udrequired in the breast. No relevant donor site morbity has\udbeen observed. The only complications were 2 cases of fat necrosis\udin the breast.\udConclusion: Fat autografting is a useful tool to correct soft\udtissues asimmetries and to restore contour all over the body. Its\udefficacy is dependent on the amount of fat transferred and on the\udtechnique used in order to maximize take. The lesser the amount\udand the more accurate the placement, the better the take. however,\udmultiple stages are frequently needed to optimize outcome