Autologous fat grafting in the treatment of a scleroderma stump-skin ulcer: a case report

Here we describe the case of a 60-year-old-woman with systemic sclerosis sent to our Scleroderma Unit to treat digital stumps. The stumps were successfully treated with autologous fat grafting (crown-shape infiltration). Our technique of autologous lipotransfer improved wound healing in a scleroderm...

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Published inCase Reports in Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 18 - 22
Main Authors Giuggioli, Dilia, Spinella, Amelia, Cocchiara, Emanuele, de Pinto, Marco, Pinelli, Massimo, Parenti, Luca, Salvarani, Carlo, De Santis, Giorgio
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis 01.01.2021
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autologous fat grafting
stump-digital ulcers
systemic sclerosis
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Summary:Here we describe the case of a 60-year-old-woman with systemic sclerosis sent to our Scleroderma Unit to treat digital stumps. The stumps were successfully treated with autologous fat grafting (crown-shape infiltration). Our technique of autologous lipotransfer improved wound healing in a scleroderma patient with stump-digital ulcers where all other options failed.
ISSN:2332-0885
DOI:10.1080/23320885.2021.1881521