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Hand fat grafting complicated by abscess

A case of a bilateral hand abscess from bilateral hand fat grafting

Authors: Alexander D. Vara, Roberto A. Miki, Daniel T. Alfonso, Roy Cardoso

Published in: HAND | Issue 3/2013

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Fat grafting has become popular in plastic surgery and dermatology where it is often used as physical filler, for scar prevention, or as a source of stem cells [7, 10]. Although complications are rare [1, 8], they have been reported in both settings. Complications of liposuction with autologous fat grafting include edema, fat necrosis, abdominal viscera perforation, hemorrhage, pulmonary embolism, hematoma, necrotizing fasciitis, abscess, and sepsis [3‐6, 8, 9]. In this report, we present a case in which autologous fat grafting used as a cosmetic procedure resulted in bilateral hand abscesses. …

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Title: Hand fat grafting complicated by abscess
A case of a bilateral hand abscess from bilateral hand fat grafting
Authors: Alexander D. Vara
Roberto A. Miki
Daniel T. Alfonso
Roy Cardoso
Publication date: 01-09-2013
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: HAND / Issue 3/2013
Print ISSN: 1558-9447
Electronic ISSN: 1558-9455
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11552-013-9508-7

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