Soft tissue composition in upper leg lipodystrophy: application of dual energy x-ray absorptiometry

Liposuction is a safe procedure for removal of subcutaneous fat in patients with upper leg lipodystrophy. We present a young woman with lipodystrophy of upper leg who underwent ultrasound-assisted three-dimensional suction lipectomy. The aim of the study was to determine the amount of fat to be removed before liposuction and to evaluate soft tissue composition before and after liposuction. At the initial meeting and four months later, body composition parameters were examined by dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), which produced a precise assessment of regional fat distribution. The baseline DXA measurements revealed excess of fat tissue for the lateral regions of the right and left legs, and for the area from the waist to hip. After liposuction of established amount of tissue, the same measurements revealed a decrease of fat tissue in all three regions, whereas no significant differences were observed for lean mass. We concluded that the suction lipectomy produced decrease in the fat mass of legs without musculature damage. The DXA technique can be useful in predicting fat removal before suction lipectomy and in estimating changes in soft tissue composition after surgical treatment.     

Liposuction as an adjunct procedure in reduction mammaplasty

Liposuction has been recognized as a useful adjunct to breast reduction surgery for fine contouring of adjacent areas to achieve aesthetic balance and preservation of nipple sensation. In particular, the liposuction technique has provided an acceptable way of treating the "fat roll" of the lateral portion of the breast, which extends to the axilla and lateral chest. The purpose of this study was to review the authors' approach to adjunctive lipoplasty with breast reduction surgery and to review their experience. Examination of their own results in 70 consecutive women who underwent reduction mammaplasty in 1998 by the senior surgeon did not reveal any substantial difference in the complication rate of those women who had adjunctive liposuction with their breast reduction surgery vs. those who did not. All complications such as fat necrosis, cellulitis, and seromas were confined to the breast and were not related to the liposuction. Furthermore, there was no additional morbidity associated with ultrasonic liposuction compared with traditional suction-assisted lipectomy. Their experience indicates that patients undergoing reduction mammaplasty may benefit aesthetically from adjunct lateral chest wall liposuction without additional morbidity.     

Fat embolism after total hip prosthesis replacement preserving the femoral stem

Fat embolism is a known complication of traumatology, especially in long bone fractures. It may also occur in liposuction and articular surgery (0.1%). Fat embolic events are most often clinically insignificant and difficult to recognize since clinical manifestations are varied and there is no routine laboratory or radiographic diagnosis. Classically, fat embolism syndrome presents with the triad of pulmonary distress, mental status changes, and cutaneous manifestations. We report the case of a 33-year-old woman who developed acute respiratory distress 10 days after hip arthroplasty. Several aetiologies such as fibrinocruoric pulmonary embolism, pulmonary aspiration and bacterial pneumonia were discussed. Fat embolism was diagnosed, based on suggestive clinical manifestations, radiographic and laboratory findings, although fat embolism after hip arthroplasty without intramedullary pressurization is infrequent.     

手术切除联合Ⅱ期脂肪抽吸腹部整形术

目的　探讨手术切除联合Ⅱ期脂肪抽吸腹部整形的手术效果及手术适应证。方法　首先行常规腹壁切除整形术 ,切除下腹松弛皮肤 ,折叠缝合腹直肌前鞘 ,缩小腹围 ;2个月后行脂肪抽吸术 ,吸出腹部皮下脂肪 ,加压包扎 ,穿紧身服塑形。结果　 11例患者经手术切除联合Ⅱ期脂肪抽吸术 ,其皮瓣血运好 ,术后经 6个月的随访 ,腹部平坦 ,效果满意。结论　手术切除联合Ⅱ期脂肪抽吸可达到更好的腹部整形效果 ,对于腹部肥胖伴有腹部须行倒“T”型切口以缝合皮瓣的重度皮肤松垂以及有剖腹产史等患者 ,手术切除与脂肪抽吸应分期进行     

自体脂肪颗粒移植在面部年轻化中的临床应用

目的:探讨自体脂肪颗粒移植在面部塑形和改善面部衰老的方法和临床效果。方法:以标准自体脂肪注射器负压吸引法吸取大腿、腹部脂肪颗粒,纯化后根据术前设计用脂肪抽吸针将脂肪颗粒注射至额颞部、面颊、苹果肌、泪沟、鼻唇沟、上睑、下颏等需要填充部位。结果:本组58例求美者无明显术后并发症。随访3~6个月,仅1例行2次注射。填充后面部较术前丰满,质感同周围组织,形态自然,面部衰老得以改善。结论:采用自体脂肪颗粒移植可达到丰满塑形、改善面部衰老的效果,符合面部软组织特征。     

Review of fat grafting and the fate of the subperiostal fat graft

Fat grafting has been widely used over the past100 years for soft tissue augmentation. Despite a number of publications which show poor long-term results, it is still one of the most preferred soft tissue fillers. After liposuction became popular in 1980s, an easier method of transfer, lipoinjection, once again brought attention to fat grafting. New methods to increase durability of fat grafts were developed. Placing the fat graft into a well vascularized recipient site was one of the most accepted ideas. Fat grafting into the muscle and over periosteum showed satisfactory results in the long term. All the fat tissue transplanted into a recipient site will probably not survive; the area then contains necrotic fat tissue and this can cause depressions which are easily seen if the overlying skin is thin and has been previously traumatized. Placing the fat grafts subperiostally can be a solution to this problem. In our experimental study we compared subperiostal fat grafting with supraperiostal fat grafting in a rat model. Fat graft weight changes and histopathological examinations in both of the groups showed similar properties. Thus subperiostal grafting is an alternative augmentation technique in areas where the overlying skin is thin.     

300 MACS-lift short scar rhytidectomies: analysis of results and complications

Between November 1999 and April 2004, 300 MACS-lifts (Minimal Access Cranial Suspension–lifts) were performed. Starting from the idea of suspension of sagged soft tissues with permanent purse-string sutures, a new comprehensive approach to facial rejuvenation was developed, in which the vertical vector appeared to be essential.The neck is corrected by extended submental liposuction and strong vertical traction on the lateral part of the platysma by means of a first vertical purse-string suture. The volume of the jowls and the cheeks is repositioned in a cranial direction with a second, slightly-oblique purse-string suture. The descent of the midface is corrected by suspending the malar fat pad in a nearly vertical direction.The skin excess generated by these actions is redraped in a pure vertical direction and excised at the temporal hairline and the paracanthal region. As no horizontal pull on the skin is exerted, a retro-auricular incision becomes obsolete. The result is a pure antigravitational lifting procedure, which produces a natural facial rejuvenation through a short scar.     

Free ascending scapular flap.

Four patients with free tissue transfer using ascending cutaneous branches of circumflex scapular vessels are herein presented. The free ascending scapular flap is located on the superior vertical axis, differentiated with the scapular flap horizontally and the parascapular flap vertically designed. The flap is an excellent choice because of easy dissection, a constant artery and venous system, 2- to 3-mm-diameter vessels, and sufficient length of the vascular pedicle. All flaps survived completely with a fairly thin skin. The shoulder donor site could be closed primarily. No functional deficit of the shoulder was observed.     

Subdermal liposuction

Liposuction is a widely used technique today and indications are that it is becoming even more popular due to new technical refinements. The use of cannulae with a smaller diameter allows suction of the fat immediately under the dermis. The cannula we use to perform this new kind of fat suction is straight and has an external diameter of less than 2 mm. This cannula, the so-called Mercedes cannula, has a bullet tip and a three-hole head. Moreover, the holes are not round but are slit-shaped and oriented in the same plane at 120 degrees. This cannula is specifically designed to produce less trauma. The cannula with one downward-facing orifice is not suitable for suction of the subdermal layer and an upward-facing orifice would be too traumatic. The advantage of this new technique, apart from the possibility of treating patients with very slight adiposity, is to allow an effective skin retraction. When a large amount of fat has already been aspirated, residual deformities can occur. These skin irregularities represent the lack of an effective cutaneous retraction mostly due to the permanence of the subdermal fat. In fact, the presence of a thick subdermal adipose layer decreases the possibility of skin retraction. Therefore, indications for liposuction of the subdermal fat are mainly the slight adiposities and the remnant deformities of a previous liposuction operation. Moreover, this technique is applied to every lipoplasty whenever better skin retraction is needed.     

自体脂肪颗粒隆乳术的适应证及临床分析

目的探索减少自体脂肪颗粒隆乳术后移植脂肪吸收及提高隆乳效果的方法;总结30例施行脂肪抽吸减肥术联合脂肪颗粒注射隆乳术的手术方法及要点。方法脂肪抽吸采用国内已普遍推行的肿胀法,抽出脂肪500～3250ml。将经过处理后的脂肪颗粒,注射于乳腺后间隙隆乳。其方法为以乳房下皱襞正中部或腋前线为注射进针点,行局部浸润麻醉,左手捏起乳房,将针头穿入乳腺后与胸大肌表面之间的间隙,右手用力将吸入注射器内的脂肪颗粒缓缓推入间隙内,在注射过程中不断变换方向,以利于乳房塑形。结果脂肪抽吸部位减肥明显,效果满意;隆乳30例,随访6～10个月,乳房外形好,吸收少。结论自体脂肪颗粒注射隆乳是一种切实可行的方法,值得临床推广使用。     

自体脂肪颗粒隆乳术的适应证及临床分析

目的 探索减少自体脂肪颗粒隆乳术后移植脂肪吸收及提高隆乳效果的方法;总结30例施行脂肪抽吸减肥术联合脂肪颗粒注射隆乳术的手术方法及要点.方法 脂肪抽吸采用国内已普遍推行的肿胀法,抽出脂肪500～3 250 ml.将经过处理后的脂肪颗粒,注射于乳腺后间隙隆乳.其方法为以乳房下皱襞正中部或腋前线为注射进针点,行局部浸润麻醉,左手捏起乳房,将针头穿入乳腺后与胸大肌表面之间的间隙,右手用力将吸入注射器内的脂肪颗粒缓缓推入间隙内,在注射过程中不断变换方向,以利于乳房塑形.结果 脂肪抽吸部位减肥明显,效果满意;隆乳30例,随访6～10个月,乳房外形好,吸收少.结论 自体脂肪颗粒注射隆乳是一种切实可行的方法,值得临床推广使用.     

自体脂肪颗粒隆乳术的适应证及临床分析

目的 探索减少自体脂肪颗粒隆乳术后移植脂肪吸收及提高隆乳效果的方法;总结30例施行脂肪抽吸减肥术联合脂肪颗粒注射隆乳术的手术方法及要点.方法 脂肪抽吸采用国内已普遍推行的肿胀法,抽出脂肪500～3 250 ml.将经过处理后的脂肪颗粒,注射于乳腺后间隙隆乳.其方法为以乳房下皱襞正中部或腋前线为注射进针点,行局部浸润麻醉,左手捏起乳房,将针头穿入乳腺后与胸大肌表面之间的间隙,右手用力将吸入注射器内的脂肪颗粒缓缓推入间隙内,在注射过程中不断变换方向,以利于乳房塑形.结果 脂肪抽吸部位减肥明显,效果满意;隆乳30例,随访6～10个月,乳房外形好,吸收少.结论 自体脂肪颗粒注射隆乳是一种切实可行的方法,值得临床推广使用.     

自体脂肪颗粒隆乳术的适应证及临床分析

目的 探索减少自体脂肪颗粒隆乳术后移植脂肪吸收及提高隆乳效果的方法;总结30例施行脂肪抽吸减肥术联合脂肪颗粒注射隆乳术的手术方法及要点.方法 脂肪抽吸采用国内已普遍推行的肿胀法,抽出脂肪500～3 250 ml.将经过处理后的脂肪颗粒,注射于乳腺后间隙隆乳.其方法为以乳房下皱襞正中部或腋前线为注射进针点,行局部浸润麻醉,左手捏起乳房,将针头穿入乳腺后与胸大肌表面之间的间隙,右手用力将吸入注射器内的脂肪颗粒缓缓推入间隙内,在注射过程中不断变换方向,以利于乳房塑形.结果 脂肪抽吸部位减肥明显,效果满意;隆乳30例,随访6～10个月,乳房外形好,吸收少.结论 自体脂肪颗粒注射隆乳是一种切实可行的方法,值得临床推广使用.     

自体脂肪颗粒隆乳术的适应证及临床分析

目的 探索减少自体脂肪颗粒隆乳术后移植脂肪吸收及提高隆乳效果的方法;总结30例施行脂肪抽吸减肥术联合脂肪颗粒注射隆乳术的手术方法及要点.方法 脂肪抽吸采用国内已普遍推行的肿胀法,抽出脂肪500～3 250 ml.将经过处理后的脂肪颗粒,注射于乳腺后间隙隆乳.其方法为以乳房下皱襞正中部或腋前线为注射进针点,行局部浸润麻醉,左手捏起乳房,将针头穿入乳腺后与胸大肌表面之间的间隙,右手用力将吸入注射器内的脂肪颗粒缓缓推入间隙内,在注射过程中不断变换方向,以利于乳房塑形.结果 脂肪抽吸部位减肥明显,效果满意;隆乳30例,随访6～10个月,乳房外形好,吸收少.结论 自体脂肪颗粒注射隆乳是一种切实可行的方法,值得临床推广使用.     

自体脂肪颗粒隆乳术的适应证及临床分析

目的 探索减少自体脂肪颗粒隆乳术后移植脂肪吸收及提高隆乳效果的方法;总结30例施行脂肪抽吸减肥术联合脂肪颗粒注射隆乳术的手术方法及要点.方法 脂肪抽吸采用国内已普遍推行的肿胀法,抽出脂肪500～3 250 ml.将经过处理后的脂肪颗粒,注射于乳腺后间隙隆乳.其方法为以乳房下皱襞正中部或腋前线为注射进针点,行局部浸润麻醉,左手捏起乳房,将针头穿入乳腺后与胸大肌表面之间的间隙,右手用力将吸入注射器内的脂肪颗粒缓缓推入间隙内,在注射过程中不断变换方向,以利于乳房塑形.结果 脂肪抽吸部位减肥明显,效果满意;隆乳30例,随访6～10个月,乳房外形好,吸收少.结论 自体脂肪颗粒注射隆乳是一种切实可行的方法,值得临床推广使用.     

自体脂肪颗粒隆乳术的适应证及临床分析

目的 探索减少自体脂肪颗粒隆乳术后移植脂肪吸收及提高隆乳效果的方法;总结30例施行脂肪抽吸减肥术联合脂肪颗粒注射隆乳术的手术方法及要点.方法 脂肪抽吸采用国内已普遍推行的肿胀法,抽出脂肪500～3 250 ml.将经过处理后的脂肪颗粒,注射于乳腺后间隙隆乳.其方法为以乳房下皱襞正中部或腋前线为注射进针点,行局部浸润麻醉,左手捏起乳房,将针头穿入乳腺后与胸大肌表面之间的间隙,右手用力将吸入注射器内的脂肪颗粒缓缓推入间隙内,在注射过程中不断变换方向,以利于乳房塑形.结果 脂肪抽吸部位减肥明显,效果满意;隆乳30例,随访6～10个月,乳房外形好,吸收少.结论 自体脂肪颗粒注射隆乳是一种切实可行的方法,值得临床推广使用.     

自体脂肪颗粒隆乳术的适应证及临床分析

目的 探索减少自体脂肪颗粒隆乳术后移植脂肪吸收及提高隆乳效果的方法;总结30例施行脂肪抽吸减肥术联合脂肪颗粒注射隆乳术的手术方法及要点.方法 脂肪抽吸采用国内已普遍推行的肿胀法,抽出脂肪500～3 250 ml.将经过处理后的脂肪颗粒,注射于乳腺后间隙隆乳.其方法为以乳房下皱襞正中部或腋前线为注射进针点,行局部浸润麻醉,左手捏起乳房,将针头穿入乳腺后与胸大肌表面之间的间隙,右手用力将吸入注射器内的脂肪颗粒缓缓推入间隙内,在注射过程中不断变换方向,以利于乳房塑形.结果 脂肪抽吸部位减肥明显,效果满意;隆乳30例,随访6～10个月,乳房外形好,吸收少.结论 自体脂肪颗粒注射隆乳是一种切实可行的方法,值得临床推广使用.     

自体脂肪颗粒隆乳术的适应证及临床分析

目的 探索减少自体脂肪颗粒隆乳术后移植脂肪吸收及提高隆乳效果的方法;总结30例施行脂肪抽吸减肥术联合脂肪颗粒注射隆乳术的手术方法及要点.方法 脂肪抽吸采用国内已普遍推行的肿胀法,抽出脂肪500～3 250 ml.将经过处理后的脂肪颗粒,注射于乳腺后间隙隆乳.其方法为以乳房下皱襞正中部或腋前线为注射进针点,行局部浸润麻醉,左手捏起乳房,将针头穿入乳腺后与胸大肌表面之间的间隙,右手用力将吸入注射器内的脂肪颗粒缓缓推入间隙内,在注射过程中不断变换方向,以利于乳房塑形.结果 脂肪抽吸部位减肥明显,效果满意;隆乳30例,随访6～10个月,乳房外形好,吸收少.结论 自体脂肪颗粒注射隆乳是一种切实可行的方法,值得临床推广使用.     

自体脂肪颗粒隆乳术的适应证及临床分析

目的 探索减少自体脂肪颗粒隆乳术后移植脂肪吸收及提高隆乳效果的方法;总结30例施行脂肪抽吸减肥术联合脂肪颗粒注射隆乳术的手术方法及要点.方法 脂肪抽吸采用国内已普遍推行的肿胀法,抽出脂肪500～3 250 ml.将经过处理后的脂肪颗粒,注射于乳腺后间隙隆乳.其方法为以乳房下皱襞正中部或腋前线为注射进针点,行局部浸润麻醉,左手捏起乳房,将针头穿入乳腺后与胸大肌表面之间的间隙,右手用力将吸入注射器内的脂肪颗粒缓缓推入间隙内,在注射过程中不断变换方向,以利于乳房塑形.结果 脂肪抽吸部位减肥明显,效果满意;隆乳30例,随访6～10个月,乳房外形好,吸收少.结论 自体脂肪颗粒注射隆乳是一种切实可行的方法,值得临床推广使用.     

自体脂肪颗粒隆乳术的适应证及临床分析

目的 探索减少自体脂肪颗粒隆乳术后移植脂肪吸收及提高隆乳效果的方法;总结30例施行脂肪抽吸减肥术联合脂肪颗粒注射隆乳术的手术方法及要点.方法 脂肪抽吸采用国内已普遍推行的肿胀法,抽出脂肪500～3 250 ml.将经过处理后的脂肪颗粒,注射于乳腺后间隙隆乳.其方法为以乳房下皱襞正中部或腋前线为注射进针点,行局部浸润麻醉,左手捏起乳房,将针头穿入乳腺后与胸大肌表面之间的间隙,右手用力将吸入注射器内的脂肪颗粒缓缓推入间隙内,在注射过程中不断变换方向,以利于乳房塑形.结果 脂肪抽吸部位减肥明显,效果满意;隆乳30例,随访6～10个月,乳房外形好,吸收少.结论 自体脂肪颗粒注射隆乳是一种切实可行的方法,值得临床推广使用.