Free Fat Transplantation for the Aesthetic Correction of Mild Pectus Excavatum

Pectus excavatum is a common type of congenital chest wall abnormality. The defect ranges in severity from mild to severe, and can lead to cardiopulmonary impairment caused by the caved-in chest. The case of a 27-year-old woman with mild pectus excavatum and a diagnosis of scleroderma is reported. C...

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Published inAesthetic plastic surgery Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 393 - 396
Main Authors Pereira, L. H., Sterodimas, A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer-Verlag 01.03.2008
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Adipose Tissue - transplantation
Adult
Case Report
Esthetics
Female
Funnel Chest - therapy
Humans
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Otorhinolaryngology
Plastic Surgery
Severity of Illness Index
Pectus excavatum
Free fat transplantation
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Summary:Pectus excavatum is a common type of congenital chest wall abnormality. The defect ranges in severity from mild to severe, and can lead to cardiopulmonary impairment caused by the caved-in chest. The case of a 27-year-old woman with mild pectus excavatum and a diagnosis of scleroderma is reported. Cosmetic correction of pectus excavatum malformation with the use of autologous fat transplantation has never been reported. The individual achievement of relief from the psychological consequences of such disfigurement and the improvement in quality of life are high. Autologous fat transfer could be a new option in the armamentarium of techniques for correction of mild pectus deformities.
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ISSN:0364-216X
1432-5241
DOI:10.1007/s00266-007-9110-x