Open AccessAutologous fat graft for soft tissue camouflage in craniofacial microsomia
Author(s) -
Sheeja Rajan,
K Ajayakumar,
Sarita Sasidharanpillai,
Biju George
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous and aesthetic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.44
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0974-5157
pISSN - 0974-2077
DOI - 10.4103/jcas.jcas_99_18
Subject(s) - medicine , hemifacial microsomia , craniofacial , soft tissue , deformity , surgery , facial symmetry , dentistry , psychiatry
In India, a large majority of patients with craniofacial microsomia are unable to undergo complex reconstructions owing to unaffordability, lack of access to good craniofacial centers, or reluctance of parents to accept the surgical risk. There is also considerable social stigma attached to the resultant facial scars of surgery, especially in a girl child. Hence, we have explored autologous fat graft transfer as a "stand-alone" reconstructive option for soft tissue camouflage and aesthetic correction of facial deformity in unilateral craniofacial microsomia of Pruzansky-Kaban Grades I and II.