Surgical Approach to a Post-traumatic Fat Fracture

This paper describes the surgical findings and operative approach to treating a post-traumatic pseudolipoma. To the best of our knowledge this is the first case report that details the surgical technique of removal of a pseudolipoma and aesthetic restitution of the area. We used a combined enucleati...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2018-09, Vol.10 (9), p.e3378
Main Authors: El Khoury, Joseph, Adams, Diane, Saliba, Christian, El Rayes, Johnny, Massin, Audrey, Fenoll, Claire
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case reports
Dissection
Fractures
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Plastic Surgery
Trauma
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Summary:This paper describes the surgical findings and operative approach to treating a post-traumatic pseudolipoma. To the best of our knowledge this is the first case report that details the surgical technique of removal of a pseudolipoma and aesthetic restitution of the area. We used a combined enucleation of the mass, an extensive rigotomy and fat transfer in order to achieve adequate result.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.3378