Dermal grafting for a patient with scleroderma. Case report. 1996

M Ho-Asjoe, and J Khan, and J D Frame
Department of Experimental Dermatology, London Hospital Medical School, UK.

Scleroderma is a connective tissue disorder which includes fibrosis of the skin. Facial skin contraction leads to loss of forehead, periorbital, and nasolabial wrinkling and at the same time causes radial furrows around the contracted oral opening (microstomia). The lips become retracted. We describe a 41 year old lady whose upper lip was treated by free dermal graft and injection of fat to improve her perioral aesthetic appearance. The skin was taken from the right submammary fold and the fat was obtained from the abdomen by liposuction. Excess fat was stored in a sterile container at -70 degrees C for future use. The patient made a satisfactory recovery and has asked for her lower lip to be treated in the same way.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008046 Lip Either of the two fleshy, full-blooded margins of the mouth. Philtrum,Lips,Philtrums
D005260 Female Females
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
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012594 Scleroderma, Localized A term used to describe a variety of localized asymmetrical SKIN thickening that is similar to those of SYSTEMIC SCLERODERMA but without the disease features in the multiple internal organs and BLOOD VESSELS. Lesions may be characterized as patches or plaques (morphea), bands (linear), or nodules. Dermatosclerosis,Morphea,Scleroderma, Circumscribed,Frontal Linear Scleroderma en Coup de Sabre,Linear Scleroderma,Scleroderma, Linear,Circumscribed Scleroderma,Localized Scleroderma,Morpheas,Sclerodermas, Localized
D013518 Surgery, Plastic The branch of surgery concerned with restoration, reconstruction, or improvement of defective, damaged, or missing structures. Cosmetic Surgery,Esthetic Surgery,Plastic Surgery,Surgery, Cosmetic,Surgery, Esthetic,Reconstructive Surgery,Surgery, Reconstructive
D016038 Skin Transplantation The grafting of skin in humans or animals from one site to another to replace a lost portion of the body surface skin. Dermatoplasty,Grafting, Skin,Transplantation, Skin,Dermatoplasties,Graftings, Skin,Skin Grafting,Skin Graftings,Skin Transplantations,Transplantations, Skin

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