Korean J Dermatol.
2007 Apr;45(4):345-348.
Microlipoinjection for the Treatment of Atrophic Hands in Patients with Hansen's Disease
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Cheil General Hospital & Women's Healthcare Center, Seoul, Korea. parkhjmd@medimail.co.kr
Abstract
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BACKGROUND: The use of autologous fat with microlipoinjection is one of fat transfer and has recently been popular with the advent of tumescent anesthesia.
OBJECTIVE
This study was performed to evaluate the effect of microlipoinjection on the improvement of atrophic, depressive hand changes present as sequelae in forty-one patients with Hansen's disease.
METHODS
Abdominal fat was obtained under tumescent anesthesia. After washing with saline, the fat was transferred to 1 cc syringes with an 18 G needle for injection. Microlipoinjection was repeated at an interval of 3 or 4 months for 1 year. Any unused fat was frozen for the following session.
RESULTS
Thirty-six of the 41 patients (90%) showed a clinical improvement at the 3-month follow-up after the last session, and no serious complications were observed.
CONCLUSION
Microlipoinjection, using autologous fat, has proven to be a safe and effective procedure for the correction of tissue defects and has shown no significant complications.
