Minimally invasive scar release by autologous adipose tissue transfer for post-traumatic neuropathic pain.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Addressing post traumatic lower limb neuropathic pain is challenging across medical specialties. To address this potentially devastating condition, several invasive and non-invasive approaches have been proposed with inconsistent results. Adipose fat transfer (AFT), also known as fat grafting, is a regenerative medicine technique in which a patient's own fat is harvested from one area of the body (usually through liposuction) and then injected into another area for various purposes, such as aesthetic contour enhancement or reconstruction and regeneration of scarred tissues.

Methods

We analyze the effects of fat grafting for neuropathic pain combined with neuroma excision (hybrid technique, hAFT) or alone (AFT). A retrospective review was conducted on 22 patients

SUBMITTER: Pietramaggiori G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10847010 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature