Lipograft in cicatricial ectropion. 2016

Flavia Lupo, and Leonardo Ioppolo, and Davide Pino, and Aessandro Meduri, and Francesco Stagno d'Alcontres, and Michele R Colonna, and Gabriele Delia

OBJECTIVE Cicatricial ectropion is secondary to an excessive scar contraction after trauma, burns, skin conditions, scarring skin tumours, medication, allergies, blepharoplasty complications 1,2. The estimates for ectropion incidence following removal of eyelid lesions have been reported as varying from 2.5% to 7% 3. A variety of surgical techniques can be applied to achieve the correct shape and position of lower lid 4-7. Fat grafts in association with other technique are commonly used in orbital reconstruction in a variety of procedures 8 including of the correction of cicatricial ectropion 9,10. METHODS The Authors propose the use of fat graft as only procedure for the correction of cicatricial lower eyelid ectropion. Two male patients with cicatricial ectropion were treated with this technique in two time and followed for 12 months. RESULTS Lipofilling for cicatricial eyelid ectropion give excellent outcomes, with release of the scar without recurrence, 11. CONCLUSIONS Autologous fat grafting has many clinical applications, and its use in Plastic Surgery is increasing: The key point is the presence into fat of Adipose stem cells (ASCs), that have been identified as an ideal source of cells for regenerative medicine, with potential and rapid improvement of healing process and complete recovery of tissue integrity after surgery to confirm the regenerative effect of fat graft. CONCLUSIONS Lipografting can be considered a safe and effective alternative procedure 12,13. BACKGROUND Defect of lower lid, Ectropion, Lipograft.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D002921 Cicatrix The fibrous tissue that replaces normal tissue during the process of WOUND HEALING. Scars,Cicatrization,Scar,Scarring
D004483 Ectropion The turning outward (eversion) of the edge of the eyelid, resulting in the exposure of the palpebral conjunctiva. (Dorland, 27th ed) Ectropions
D004954 Esthetics The branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of the beautiful. It includes beauty, esthetic experience, esthetic judgment, esthetic aspects of medicine, etc. Aesthetics
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000273 Adipose Tissue Specialized connective tissue composed of fat cells (ADIPOCYTES). It is the site of stored FATS, usually in the form of TRIGLYCERIDES. In mammals, there are two types of adipose tissue, the WHITE FAT and the BROWN FAT. Their relative distributions vary in different species with most adipose tissue being white. Fatty Tissue,Body Fat,Fat Pad,Fat Pads,Pad, Fat,Pads, Fat,Tissue, Adipose,Tissue, Fatty
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D000369 Aged, 80 and over Persons 80 years of age and older. Oldest Old
D019882 Blepharoplasty Plastic surgery of the eyelid. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed) Blepharoplasties

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