Autologous fat injection for soft tissue augmentation in the face: A safe procedure?

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 163-167

  Feinendegen, Dominik L ^a,b   Baumgartner, Ralf W ^a   Vuadens, Philippe ^a   Schroth, Gerhard ^a   Mattle, Heinrich P ^a   Regli, Franco ^a   Tschopp, Hans ^a  

^a Mount Vernon Hospital ^*

^b MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Face; Fat embolism; Fat injection; Visual

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BODY FAT; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; FACE SURGERY; FAT EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LIPOSUCTION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; TISSUE PRESSURE; VASCULARIZATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; EMBOLISM, FAT; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 0031838340     PISSN: 0364216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002669900185     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. Abbes M, Bourgeon Y: Fat embolism after dermolipectomy and liposuction. Plast Reconstr Surg 84(3):546, 1989
2. Anagnou J: Cerebrovascular accident during percutaneous cannulation of internal jugular vein. Lancet 2:377, 1982
3. Bergentz SE: Studies on the genesis of posttraumatic fat embolism. Acta Chir Scand Suppl 282:1, 1961
4. Bergentz SE: Fat embolism. Prog Surg 6:85, 1968
5. Bitar S, Gomez CR: Stroke following injection of a melted suppository. Stroke 24:741, 1993
6. Chajchir A, Benzaquen I: Fat grafting injection for soft tissue augmentation. Plast Reconstr Surg 84:921, 1989
7. Cheney ML, Blair PA: Blindness as a complication of rhinoplasty. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 113:768, 1987
8. Dreizen NG, Framm L: Sudden unilateral visual loss after autologous fat injection into the glabellar area. Am J Ophthalmol 107:85, 1989
9. Egido JA, Arroyo R, Marcos A: Middle cerebral artery embolism and unilateral visual loss after autologous fat injection into the glabellar area. Stroke 24:615, 1993
10. Ellis PP: Visual loss following tonsillectomy. Arch Otolaryng 87:128, 1968
11. Fulde GW, Harrison P: Fat embolism - a review. Arch Emerg Med 8:233, 1991
12. Hurwitz BJ, Posner JB: Cerebral infarction complicating subclavian vein catheterization. Ann Neurol 1:253, 1977
13. Jones JP: Fat embolism, intravascular coagulation, and osteonecrosis. Clin Orthop Rel Res 292:294, 1993
14. Kozachuk WE, Shtybel WW, Conomy JP: Non-cardiac sources of cerebral embolism: fat and air emboli. In: Vinken BJ, Bruyn GW, eds. Handbook of clinical neurology, Vol 55. Elsevier: Amsterdam, pp 177-201, 1989
15. Kratochwill C, Huemer G, Hofmann S, Koller-Strametz J, Hopf R, Schlag G, Salzer M: Monitoring der Knochenmarksausschüttung sowie der kardiopulmonalen Veränderungen beim Fettemboliesyndrom. Orthopade 24:123, 1995
16. Laub DR Jr, Laub DR: Fat embolism syndrome after liposuction. A case report and review of the literature. Ann Plast Surg 25(1):48, 1990
17. Lindeque BGP, Schoeman HS, Dommisse GF, Boeyens MC, Vlok AL: Fat embolism and the fat embolism syndrome. J Bone Joint Surg 69:128, 1987
18. Mabry RL: Visual loss after intranasal corticoid injection. Arch Otolaryngol 107:484, 1981
19. McGoon MD, Benedetto PW, Greene BM: Complication of percutaneous central venous catheterization: a report of two cases and review of the literature. Johns Hopkins Med J 145:1, 1979
20. Müller C, Rahn BA, Pfister U, Meinig RP: The incidence, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of fat embolism. Orthop Rev 23:107, 1994
21. Nornes H, Sorteberg W, Nakstad P, Bakke SJ, Aaslid R, Lindegaard KF: Hemodynamic aspects of clinical cerebral angiography. Acta Neurochir 105:89, 1990
22. Peltier LF: Fat embolism. An appraisal of the problem. Clin Orthop Rel Res 187:3, 1984
23. Rem J, Feddersen C, Brandt MR, Kehlet H: Postoperative changes in coagulation and fibrinolysis independent of neurogenic stimuli and adrenal hormones. Br J Surg 68:229, 1981
24. Ross RM, Johnson GW: Fat embolism after liposuction. Chest 93(6): 1294, 1988
25. Schwartz SI, Shires GT, Spencer FC: Principles of surgery, 5th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, pp 483-486, 1989
26. Silberstein H: Venenthrombose nach Paraffinoplastik einer Sattelnase. Berl Klin Wochenschr 19:606, 1906
27. Taylor GI, Palmer JH, McManamny D: The vascular territories of the body (angiosomes) and their clinical applications. In: McCarthy JG, ed. Plastic surgery. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, p 358, 1990
28. Teimourian B: Blindness following fat injections. Plast Reconstr Surg 82:361, 1988
29. Teimourian B, Rogers WB: A national survey of complications associated with suction lipectomy: a comparative study. Plast Reconstr Surg 84(4):628, 1989
30. Tettenborn B, Caplan LR, Sloan MA, et al.: Postoperative brainstem and cerebellar infarcts. Neurology 43:471, 1993
31. Thomas EL, Laborde RP: Retinal and choroidal vascular occlusion following intralesional corticosteroid injection of a chalazion. Ophthalmology 93:405, 1986
32. Uhthoff W: Über Schädigungen des Auges nach Paraffin-Injektionen bei Sattelnase. Berl Klin Wochenschr 47:1461, 1905
33. von Bahr G: Multiple embolisms in the fundus of an eye after an injection in the scalp. Acta Ophthalmol 41:85, 1963
34. Watson AJ: Genesis of fat emboli. J Clin Pathol 23(Suppl): 132, 1970
35. Whiteman DW, Rosen DA, Pinkerton RMH: Retinal and choroidal microvascular embolism after intranasal corticoid injection. Am J Ophthalmol 89:851, 1980
36. Wilson JV, Salisbury CV: Fat embolism in war surgery. Br J Surg 31:384, 1944
37. Ygge J: Changes in blood coagulation and fibrinolysis during the postoperative period. Am J Surg 119:225, 1970
38. Zahn E: Ein Fall von einseitiger Erblindung nach Paraffininjection in die Nasengegend. Klin Monatsbl Augenheilk 48:338, 1910