Luca Maione1, Antonio Memeo2, Leopoldo Pedretti2, Fabio Verdoni2, Andrea Lisa1, Valeria Bandi1, Silvia Giannasi1, Valeriano Vinci1, Andrea Mambretti3, Marco Klinger4. 1. University of Milan, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery School, Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine BIOMETRA - Plastic Surgery Unit, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano (Mi) - Italy. 2. U.O. Complessa di Ortopedia e Traumatologia pediatrica-Azienda Ospedaliera Istituto Ortopedico Gaetano Pini, Milano, Italy. 3. S.C.T.S.-Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milano, Italy. 4. University of Milan, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery School, Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine BIOMETRA - Plastic Surgery Unit, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano (Mi) - Italy.. Electronic address: marco.klinger@humanitas.it.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Surgical limb lengthening is undertaken to correct pathological short stature. Among the possible complications related to this procedure, painful and retractile scars are a cause for both functional and cosmetic concern. Our team has already shown the efficacy of autologous fat grafting in the treatment of scars with varying aetiology, so we decided to apply this technique to scars related to surgical correction of dwarfism. A prospective study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of autologous fat grafting in the treatment of post-surgical scars in patients with short-limb dwarfism using durometer measurements and a modified patient and observer scar assessment scale (POSAS), to which was added a parameter to evaluate movement impairment. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between January 2009 and September 2012, 36 children (28 female and 8 male) who presented retractile and painful post-surgical scars came to our unit and were treated with autologous fat grafting. Preoperative and postoperative mean durometer measurements were analysed using the analysis of variance (ANOVA) test and POSAS parameters were studied using the Wilcoxon rank sum test. RESULTS: There was a statistically significant reduction in all durometer measurements (p-value <0.05) and in all but one of the POSAS parameters (p-value <0.05) following treatment with autologous fat grafting. DISCUSSION: Surgical procedures to camouflage scars on lower limbs are not often used as a first approach and non-surgical treatments often lead to unsatisfactory results. In contrast, our autologous fat grafting technique in the treatment of post-surgical scars has been shown to be a valuable option in patients with short-limb dwarfism. CONCLUSION: There was a reduction of skin hardness and a clinical improvement of all POSAS parameters in all patients treated. Moreover, the newly introduced POSAS parameter appears to be reliable and we recommend that it is included to give a more complete evaluation of patient perception.
INTRODUCTION: Surgical limb lengthening is undertaken to correct pathological short stature. Among the possible complications related to this procedure, painful and retractile scars are a cause for both functional and cosmetic concern. Our team has already shown the efficacy of autologous fat grafting in the treatment of scars with varying aetiology, so we decided to apply this technique to scars related to surgical correction of dwarfism. A prospective study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of autologous fat grafting in the treatment of post-surgical scars in patients with short-limb dwarfism using durometer measurements and a modified patient and observer scar assessment scale (POSAS), to which was added a parameter to evaluate movement impairment. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between January 2009 and September 2012, 36 children (28 female and 8 male) who presented retractile and painful post-surgical scars came to our unit and were treated with autologous fat grafting. Preoperative and postoperative mean durometer measurements were analysed using the analysis of variance (ANOVA) test and POSAS parameters were studied using the Wilcoxon rank sum test. RESULTS: There was a statistically significant reduction in all durometer measurements (p-value <0.05) and in all but one of the POSAS parameters (p-value <0.05) following treatment with autologous fat grafting. DISCUSSION: Surgical procedures to camouflage scars on lower limbs are not often used as a first approach and non-surgical treatments often lead to unsatisfactory results. In contrast, our autologous fat grafting technique in the treatment of post-surgical scars has been shown to be a valuable option in patients with short-limb dwarfism. CONCLUSION: There was a reduction of skin hardness and a clinical improvement of all POSAS parameters in all patients treated. Moreover, the newly introduced POSAS parameter appears to be reliable and we recommend that it is included to give a more complete evaluation of patient perception.
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