LIPOSTRUCTURE: EXPERIENCE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PLASTIC SURGERY OF THE MOHAMMED VI UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL OF MARRAKESH

This is a descriptive retrospective study of 42 cases of patients who underwent the lipostructure procedure at the Department of Plastic Surgery of Mohammed VI Teaching Hospital of Marrakesh, over a period of 6 years, from January 2012 to December 2017. It aims to report our experience, and to review the procedure, applications, and outcomes of lipostructure. A total of 61 procedures were performed. The average age of our patients was 28.78 years. A female predominance was noted (86%). The main indications were: burn sequelae (33%), trauma sequelae (17%), infection sequelae (10%) and facial rejuvenation (10%). In terms of local conditions, most of our patients suffered from skin scars (61.9%), atrophy (14.28%), wrinkles (9.52%), facial asymmetries (7.14%), and nasal deformities (7.14%). The samples was mainly harvested from the abdomen (42%), followed by the trochanteric region (saddle bags) in 38% of cases. 67.21% of the samples were harvested from a single donor site. The average volume collected was 74.52 ml. All the samples were centrifuged by the Regenlab system. 52% of the lipostructure procedures were performed on the face, with an average injected volume of 23.25ml. 42.62% of the lipostructures were associated with an injection of PRP, and 6.55% with a facelift.