Tracking Fat Grafts by Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Comparative Study of Adolescent and Adult Patients with Stable Localized Scleroderma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The optimal timing of reconstruction for patients with facial localized scleroderma is uncertain. The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of autologous fat transplantation in adolescent and adult patients with stable localized scleroderma.

Methods

Adolescent (age 10 to 19 years) and adult (age >19 years) patients with no previous surgery were enrolled ( n = 10, each group). Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging, blood tests, and dermatological assessments were used to assess disease activity. All patients underwent autologous fat transplantation for anatomic facial fat restoration with preoperative magnetic resonance imaging planning. Preoperative, immediate, and 1-year postoperative 3-dimensional Dixon magnetic resonance imaging scans, with image

SUBMITTER: Ma X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11651353 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature